Unisex name · since 1998
Kirklyn
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Kirklyn, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
54 girls have been named Kirklyn since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kirklyn recorded 54 times among girls since 1998, 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 1998 to 2020.
- #34,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kirklyn ranks #34,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kirklyn's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kirklyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kirklyn splits its recorded history at 2013: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kirklyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020
- Peak year (1998)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kirklyn popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 1996 (Kirklyn as boys' name)
Kirklyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kirklyn's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kirklyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kirklyn's data
- Kirklyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (22 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.
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 Kirklyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1998–2020 (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 Kirklyn 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.