Unisex name · since 1997

Keylin

Keylin has 1,180 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,697 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,052 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,180
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Keylin currently ranks #3052 among unisex names in America, with 1,180 babies recorded since 1997.

Keylin has 1,180 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3052 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, 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 1997 to 2025.

  • #6,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,052 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,180 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keylin ranks #6,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,052 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,180 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,697 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,052 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,180
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%82.3%
Keylin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keylin's 1,180 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Keylin compares

1,180 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Keylin's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Keylin Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,180 376 567,345
Peak-year births 83 21 19,840

Keylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keylin splits its recorded history at 2011: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keylin popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
83
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
020406080100 19972001200520092013201720212025 54

Keylin popularity over time - boys

315 total births recorded since 1992 (Keylin as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 315 births
0510152025 199219992003200720112015201920232024 5

Keylin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (496 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Keylin's strongest decade.

496 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Keylin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 496 births (42% of all-time use).

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

How Keylin compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keylin's total volume

Keylin vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -124, 4.2%-36, 7.9%-22, 9.2%-44, 6.7%-79, 3.5%-99, 3.1%-56, 3.6%-36, 7.1%-146, 2.5%-83, 5.5%-49, 6.5%-78, 3.7%-143, 2.8%-36, 5.7%-38, 5.3%Keylin-29, 7%Keylin
Keylin vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Keylin by state

Where Keylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keylin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
146 12.4%
#2 California
122 10.3%
#3 New York
74 6.3%
#4 Florida
58 4.9%
#5 Virginia
23 1.9%
#6 Maryland
22 1.9%
#7 North Carolina
22 1.9%
#8 Georgia
17 1.4%
Texas share of Keylin's total US births 12.4%
Even split

146 of 1,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Keylin appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keylin?
1,180 babies have been named Keylin since 1997. All-time, it sits at #6,697 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,052 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 83 births.
Where does Keylin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keylin ranks #6,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,052 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keylin most popular?
Keylin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 496 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Keylin most popular?
The top states for the name Keylin are Texas (146 births), California (122 births), New York (74 births).
Is Keylin a unisex name?
Yes, Keylin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,180 births, and as a boy's name it has 315 births.
How long has the name Keylin been used?
The SSA has tracked Keylin since 1997 -- 29 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Keylin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyla, Keyana, Keyonna, Keyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Keylin's data

  • Keylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (496 total births) through the 2020s (353) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Keylins (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Keylin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Keylin 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 August 2026.