Kaelyn

#1,592 for girls in 2025, 131 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2009 · 997 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,566
since 1959

Kaelyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kaelyn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #331, 2009girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,592131—
2024#1,637126#12,3495
2023#1,544138—
2022#1,521141—
2021#1,223192—
2020#1,105221—
2019#1,045245—
2018#948280—
2017#819333—
2016#726391—
2015#521602#8,7448
2014#575533—
2013#443692—
2012#417754#8,8648
2011#385822#12,2875
2010#339945#10,7666
2009#331997#8,3109
2008#351949—
2007#338987—
2006#370879#9,5857
2005#520562#11,4725
2004#569502—
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2002#650389—
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1999#667343—
1998#744292—
1997#682316#8,1106
1996#710298#5,53510
1995#682312#4,50813
1994#1,043175—
1993#1,374119—
1992#1,486106—
1991#1,74083—
1990#1,58695—
1989#1,68681—
1988#1,73873—
1987#2,06553—
1986#1,93257—
1985#2,60137—
1984#2,34041—
1983#4,68615—
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First appearance
1959

The first year at least five girls were named Kaelyn! It came in at #6,245, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1959–1960, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kaelyn is popular in 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 531 girlsNHWashington: #504 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsWAIdaho: #272 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 909 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #605 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsMNIllinois: #413 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsILWisconsin: #425 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsWIMichigan: #492 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsMINew York: #431 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,197 girlsNYMassachusetts: #388 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsORNevada: #300 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsIAIndiana: #395 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,767 girlsINOhio: #316 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsOHPennsylvania: #367 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsPANew Jersey: #345 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsNJConnecticut: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsCTCalifornia: #540 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,825 girlsCAUtah: #633 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,984 girlsUTColorado: #439 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsMOKentucky: #327 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsKYWest Virginia: #166 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 600 girlsWVVirginia: #284 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #541 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,383 girlsAZNew Mexico: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsNMKansas: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsKSArkansas: #377 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsARTennessee: #427 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #274 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #322 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #363 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsOKLouisiana: #469 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsLAMississippi: #385 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsMSAlabama: #408 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsALGeorgia: #518 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,366 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kaelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #543 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 2,730 girlsTXFlorida: #466 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#157 · 1 in 531
  2. West Virginia#166 · 1 in 600
  3. Iowa#255 · 1 in 1,044
  4. Maryland#257 · 1 in 1,095
  5. Connecticut#268 · 1 in 1,064

Best ever in a state: #95 in New Hampshire, 2010.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#15771 in 531
West Virginia#166111 in 600
Iowa#255121 in 1,044
Maryland#257221 in 1,095
Connecticut#268111 in 1,064
Idaho#27271 in 909
North Carolina#274351 in 1,256
Virginia#284291 in 1,255
Nevada#30091 in 1,147
Ohio#316331 in 1,563
South Carolina#322131 in 1,340
Kentucky#327131 in 1,396
Missouri#341181 in 1,496
New Mexico#34161 in 1,181
New Jersey#345231 in 1,588
Oklahoma#363111 in 1,498
Pennsylvania#367301 in 1,758
Kansas#37191 in 1,462
Arkansas#37781 in 1,424
Mississippi#38571 in 1,519
Massachusetts#388131 in 1,956
Indiana#395171 in 1,767
Alabama#408111 in 1,679
Illinois#413291 in 2,026
Wisconsin#425121 in 1,921
Tennessee#427151 in 1,991
New York#431421 in 2,197
Colorado#439121 in 1,867
Florida#466341 in 2,342
Louisiana#469101 in 1,970
Michigan#492171 in 2,422
Washington#504131 in 2,342
Georgia#518201 in 2,366
California#540741 in 2,825
Arizona#541131 in 2,383
Texas#543581 in 2,730
Oregon#56861 in 2,475
Minnesota#60581 in 3,003
Utah#63361 in 2,984
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kaelyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 45 spots since 2024 (#1,637 → #1,592)
  • 487 spots since 2020 (#1,105 → #1,592)
  • 1,071 spots since 2015 (#521 → #1,592)
  • Biggest jump: 361 spots in 1995 (#1,043 → #682)
  • Biggest drop: 205 spots in 2016 (#521 → #726)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1959
  • Peaked 2009 at #331 (997 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1995–2018
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,843
  • Highest: 1 in 1,843 girls born in 2009 were named Kaelyn (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,269 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 41.5% of all girls named Kaelyn (6,463) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,245 (1959)#6,245
1960s25#5,008 (1964)#5,968
1970s10#8,775 (1974)#9,493
1980s378#1,686 (1989)#3,296
1990s2,139#667 (1999)#1,071
2000s6,463#331 (2009)#505
2010s5,597#339 (2010)#622
2020s949#1,105 (2020)#1,437

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kaelyn in 2012

girls
#417
754 births · 1 in 2,336 girls
boys
#8,864
8 births · 1 in 237,118 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #417Kaelyn754

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #8,864Kaelyn8
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 2,336 of them was named Kaelyn, which outranked 97.9% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaelyn
  1. #414Arya759
  2. #415Kailey757
  3. #415Sarai757
  4. #417Kaelyn754
  5. #418Aleah753
  6. #419Cynthia750
  7. #420Kali748
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 237,118 of them was named Kaelyn, which outranked 37.8% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaelyn
  1. #8,158Zubayr9
  2. #8,158Zyian9
  3. #8,158Zyien9
  4. #8,864Kaelyn8
  5. #8,864Aagam8
  6. #8,864Abanoub8
  7. #8,864Abdishakur8
  8. #9,709Aadon7
  9. #9,709Aaliyah7
  10. #9,709Aarjav7

Tied with 844 names at #8,864; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2012 →