Girls' name · since 2011
Kesslyn
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Kesslyn, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 34
- total births
- 2011–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
Kesslyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Kesslyn recorded 34 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2021.
- 34 total births
- 2011–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 85% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kesslyn's 34 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kesslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kesslyn's full recorded timeline at 2017, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kesslyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2021
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Kesslyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kesslyn's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Kesslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kesslyn's data
- Kesslyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2011–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kesslyn: Baby Name Since 2011 - 34 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kesslyn. 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 Kesslyn 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.