Recorded 2002–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 176 births

Krisalyn — girls' name

176 babies named Krisalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1282010s48
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Krisalyn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

33 babies were named Krisalyn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krisalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Krisalyn between 2002 and 2014, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krisalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krisalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Krisalyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Krisalyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krisalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 176 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Krisalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

176

Since 2002

13 years of records

Peak year

2006

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2002

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2014

Krisalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2002

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
33
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
010203040 2014201220102008200620042002 5

Krisalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 73% of Krisalyn's all-time total
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Krisalyn by state

Where Krisalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Krisalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 6.3%
Texas share of Krisalyn's total US births 6.3%

11 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krisalyn?
176 babies have been named Krisalyn since 2002. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 33 births.
When was Krisalyn most popular?
Krisalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Krisalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Krisalyn are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Krisalyn been used?
Krisalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 13 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Krisalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.