Girls' name · since 1953
Kyleen
Kyleen has 1,056 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,056
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kyleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,056 have been recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyleen has been recorded 1,056 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2024.
- #7,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,056 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyleen ranks #7,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,056 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,056
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kyleen's 1,056 recorded births place it above 90% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kyleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyleen splits its recorded history at 1993: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2024
- Peak year (1984)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Kyleen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (288 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Kyleen's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kyleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
288 births
- 1990s
1990s
240 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 288 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kyleen 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 Kyleen's total volume
Kyleen by state
Where Kyleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
48 of 1,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kyleen's data
- Kyleen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kyleens (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1953–2024 (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 Kyleen 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.