Girls' name · since 1961
Krislyn
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 1,388 babies named Krislyn, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,388
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Krislyn is the #7203 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,388 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Krislyn recorded 1,388 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #7203 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #6,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,203 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,388 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krislyn ranks #6,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,203 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,388 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,388
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Krislyn's 1,388 recorded births place it above 91.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Krislyn compares
1,388 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Krislyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krislyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,388 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Krislyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krislyn splits its recorded history at 1998: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krislyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Krislyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (460 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Krislyn's strongest decade.
460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Krislyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 118
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
302 births
- 2000s
2000s
460 births
- 2010s
2010s
347 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 460 births (33% of all-time use).
How Krislyn 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 Krislyn's total volume
Krislyn by state
Where Krislyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 165 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 30 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
165 of 1,388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Krislyn's data
- Krislyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (460 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Krislyns (165 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krislyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Krislyn 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.