Recorded 1985–2020 Girls' name Peak 1990 152 births

Kristalynn — girls' name

152 babies named Kristalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s402000s282010s462020s5
2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kristalynn was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kristalynn in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kristalynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Kristalynn between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kristalynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kristalynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kristalynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kristalynn 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 152 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.

Kristalynn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

152

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kristalynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 20202013201020031994199019871985 8

Kristalynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 30% of Kristalynn's all-time total
1980s331990s402000s282010s462020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kristalynn?
152 babies have been named Kristalynn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Kristalynn most popular?
Kristalynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kristalynn been used?
Kristalynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kristalynn?
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, 1985–2020 (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.