Girls' name · since 1996
Kynlee
Kynlee has 6,242 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,242
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kynlee is the #1405 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,242 recorded since 1996.
Kynlee has 6,242 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1405 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #2,232 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,405 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,242 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kynlee ranks #2,232 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,405 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,242 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,242
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kynlee's 6,242 recorded births place it above 96.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kynlee compares
6,242 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kynlee's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kynlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,242 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 561 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kynlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kynlee's full recorded timeline at 2011, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 561 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kynlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 561
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Currently ranks #1405 among girls.
6,242 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 561 births in a single year.
Kynlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,193 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Kynlee's strongest decade.
4,193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kynlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 570
2000s
570 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,193 births
- 2020s 1,436
2020s
1,436 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,193 births (67% of all-time use).
Kynlee decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,193 births
- Runner-up 1,436 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kynlee 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 Kynlee's total volume
Kynlee by state
Where Kynlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 952 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 335 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 269 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 268 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 250 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 237 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 236 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 233 | 3.7% |
952 of 6,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 15.3% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 5.4% of nationwide
- Missouri 4.3% of nationwide
- Tennessee 4.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 37 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 15.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kynlee appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kynlee's data
- Kynlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,193 total births) through the 2020s (1,436) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kynlees (952 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 Kynlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kynlee 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.
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