Girls' name · since 1999
Kynleigh
1,997 babies named Kynleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,997
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kynleigh currently ranks #4147 among girls' names in America, with 1,997 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Kynleigh recorded 1,997 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #4147 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #4,710 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,997 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kynleigh ranks #4,710 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,997 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,997
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kynleigh's 1,997 recorded births place it above 93.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kynleigh compares
1,997 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Kynleigh's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kynleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,997 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kynleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kynleigh's full recorded timeline at 2013, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 189 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kynleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kynleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,401 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Kynleigh's strongest decade.
1,401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Kynleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 193
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,401 births
- 2020s 397
2020s
397 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,401 births (70% of all-time use).
How Kynleigh 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 Kynleigh's total volume
Kynleigh by state
Where Kynleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 312 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 115 | 5.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 90 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 79 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 62 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 61 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 61 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 58 | 2.9% |
312 of 1,997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kynleigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kynleigh's data
- Kynleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,401 total births); usage has since declined to 397 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kynleighs (312 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 Kynleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kynleigh 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.