Girls' name · since 1999
Kilynn
Kilynn has 437 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
437 girls have been named Kilynn since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kilynn has 437 recorded births among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2024.
- #12,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 437 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilynn ranks #12,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 437 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kilynn's 437 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Kilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kilynn splits its recorded history at 2013: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kilynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kilynn popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2023 (Kilynn as boys' name)
Kilynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kilynn's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (56% of all-time use).
Kilynn by state
Where Kilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
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What to do with Kilynn's data
- Kilynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Kilynns (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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, 1999–2024 (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 Kilynn 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.