Girls' name · since 2001
Kynley
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 549 babies named Kynley, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,558 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 549
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
549 babies have been named Kynley since 2001, making it today's #12558 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kynley recorded 549 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #12558 nationally today, ahead of 27% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #11,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,558 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 549 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kynley ranks #11,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,558 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 549 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,558 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 549
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kynley's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kynley compares
549 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Kynley's all-time total is 46% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kynley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 549 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kynley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kynley's full recorded timeline at 2014, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kynley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kynley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (378 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Kynley's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kynley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
378 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 378 births (69% of all-time use).
How Kynley 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 Kynley's total volume
Kynley by state
Where Kynley concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
39 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kynley's data
- Kynley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kynleys (39 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 Kynley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Kynley 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.