Girls' name · since 1987
Krislynn
691 babies named Krislynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 691
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
691 babies have been named Krislynn since 1987, making it today's #13693 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krislynn has been recorded 691 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #13693 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #9,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,693 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 691 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krislynn ranks #9,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,693 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 691 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 691
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Krislynn's 691 recorded births place it above 86.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Krislynn compares
691 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Krislynn's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krislynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 691 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Krislynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krislynn splits its recorded history at 2008: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krislynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Krislynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (298 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Krislynn's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Krislynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
298 births
- 2020s 104
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 298 births (43% of all-time use).
How Krislynn 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 Krislynn's total volume
Krislynn by state
Where Krislynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 117 | 16.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
117 of 691 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Krislynn's data
- Krislynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (298 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Krislynns (117 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Krislynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Krislynn 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.