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
0%100%Median name50%91.8%
Kynlee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Kynlee's 6,242 recorded births place it above 96.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

37 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
561
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
0200400600 199620002004200820122016202020242025 156

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,193 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -132, 2.6%-42, 4.1%-133, 5.2%-46, 6.7%-146, 2.2%-86, 13.9%-54, 4.7%-112, 5.2%-145, 3.2%-32, 7.8%-144, 3%-36, 4.6%-107, 3.8%-50, 4.6%-66, 2.8%Kynlee-30, 9%Kynlee
Kynlee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kynlee by state

Where Kynlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kynlee
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%
Texas share of Kynlee's total US births 15.3%
Even split

952 of 6,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Kynlee appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kynlee?
6,242 babies have been named Kynlee since 1996. All-time, it sits at #2,232 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,405 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 561 births.
Where does Kynlee sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kynlee most popular?
Kynlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 4,193 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Kynlee most popular?
The top states for the name Kynlee are Texas (952 births), Oklahoma (335 births), Missouri (269 births).
How long has the name Kynlee been used?
The SSA has tracked Kynlee since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kynlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyndall, Kyndal, Kyndra, Kynslee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Kynlee

Nearby Names Like Kynlee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kynlee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kynlee

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.

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.