Girls' name · since 2011

Kinlynn

Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Kinlynn, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,867 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,379 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
60
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Kinlynn is the #14379 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 60 recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Kinlynn recorded 60 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #14379 nationally today, ahead of 17% of girls, 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 2025.

  • #32,867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #14,379 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 60 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinlynn ranks #32,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,379 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 60 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#32,867 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,379 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
60
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%16.8%
Kinlynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kinlynn's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Kinlynn compares

60 18th percentile among 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

Kinlynn's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kinlynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 60 376 567,345
Peak-year births 9 21 19,840

Kinlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kinlynn's full recorded timeline at 2017, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kinlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 201120122014201620172018201920242025 6

Kinlynn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 82% of the file).

2010s was Kinlynn's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.

Kinlynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (82% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinlynn?
60 babies have been named Kinlynn since 2011. All-time, it sits at #32,867 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #14,379 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
Where does Kinlynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinlynn ranks #32,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,379 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 Kinlynn most popular?
Kinlynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Kinlynn been used?
Kinlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 15 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kinlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kinsley, Kinley, Kinsey, Kinslee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kinlynn's data

  • Kinlynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Kinlynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kinlynn: 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, 2011–2025 (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 Kinlynn 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.