Girls' name · since 2000

Keslyn

Keslyn has 113 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

113
total births
2000–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade

Keslyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 113 recorded since 2000.

Keslyn has 113 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2022.

  • 113 total births
  • 2000–2022 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 51% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keslyn's 113 recorded births place it above 64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Keslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keslyn splits its recorded history at 2011: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keslyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 20002004200720102012201520192022 7

Keslyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Keslyn's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Keslyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Keslyn by state

Where Keslyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keslyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.4%
Texas share of Keslyn's total US births 4.4%

5 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keslyn?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 113 babies named Keslyn. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 11 births.
When was Keslyn most popular?
Keslyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Keslyn most popular?
The top states for the name Keslyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Keslyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Keslyn since 2000 -- 23 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Keslyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshia, Kesha, Kesia, Kesley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keslyn's data

  • Keslyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Keslyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Keslyn: Baby Name Since 2000 - 113 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keslyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keslyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.