Kaylyn

#2,514 for girls in 2025, 70 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1997 · 462 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,053
since 1949

Kaylyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kaylyn has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #518, 1997girls
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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
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2025#2,51470—
2024#2,85758—
2023#2,35277—
2022#2,53070#12,3305
2021#1,99197—
2020#2,37674—
2019#1,941101—
2018#1,727119—
2017#1,643131—
2016#1,394167—
2015#1,266192—
2014#1,215201—
2013#984255—
2012#926277—
2011#769354—
2010#769356—
2009#703413—
2008#723411—
2007#642462—
2006#693409—
2005#659420#11,4725
2004#690396#8,9277
2003#651408—
2002#600430—
2001#644392—
2000#589437—
1999#568443#9,9125
1998#563437—
1997#518462—
1996#559419—
1995#546436#7,7926
1994#536459#8,8005
1993#590398—
1992#595383#8,4355
1991#724287—
1990#678315—
1989#748263—
1988#889197—
1987#983160—
1986#1,314101—
1985#1,63272—
1984#2,19245—
1983#2,43338—
1982#3,01729—
1981#4,34417—
1980#3,99219—
1979#4,62615—
1978#5,56311—
1977#5,88810—
1976#4,36314—
1975#5,16111—
1974#4,04115—
1973#4,36213—
1972#4,52312—
1971#4,81011—
1970#4,24613—
1969#3,77414—
1968#2,78921—
1967#3,21116—
1966#5,2737—
1965#3,95211—
1964#2,91519—
1963#3,33615—
1962#4,01111—
1961#4,23910—
1960#5,1687—
1959#4,3009—
1958#6,1035—
1957#6,0865—
1956#5,9525—
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First appearance
1949

The first year at least five girls were named Kaylyn! It came in at #5,244, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1949–1952, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kaylyn is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #584 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,579 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #305 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsMNIllinois: #620 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,113 girlsILWisconsin: #386 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsWIMichigan: #461 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,057 girlsMINew York: #678 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,810 girlsNYMassachusetts: #690 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,360 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #393 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsIAIndiana: #408 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,523 girlsINOhio: #584 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,417 girlsOHPennsylvania: #560 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,162 girlsPANew Jersey: #590 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,176 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #719 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 4,952 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #454 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,952 girlsMOKentucky: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsKYWest Virginia: #246 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsWVVirginia: #389 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsVAMaryland: #519 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,377 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #668 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,011 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #338 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsKSArkansas: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,913 girlsARTennessee: #236 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #538 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,642 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #366 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,013 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #448 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsOKLouisiana: #406 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #334 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsALGeorgia: #581 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,888 girlsGAHawaii: #197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 624 girlsHITexas: #485 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,976 girlsTXFlorida: #451 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,821 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#197 · 1 in 624
  2. Tennessee#236 · 1 in 1,279
  3. West Virginia#246 · 1 in 1,223
  4. Minnesota#305 · 1 in 1,665
  5. Kentucky#324 · 1 in 1,976

Best ever in a state: #137 in Hawaii, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#19761 in 624
Tennessee#236231 in 1,279
West Virginia#24661 in 1,223
Minnesota#305151 in 1,665
Kentucky#324101 in 1,976
Alabama#334111 in 1,885
Kansas#33871 in 1,777
Arkansas#35761 in 1,913
South Carolina#36681 in 2,013
Wisconsin#386111 in 2,275
Virginia#389141 in 2,376
Iowa#39361 in 2,287
Louisiana#406101 in 2,164
Indiana#408131 in 2,523
Oklahoma#44871 in 2,403
Florida#451261 in 2,821
Missouri#454101 in 2,952
Michigan#461171 in 3,057
Texas#485471 in 2,976
Maryland#51971 in 3,377
North Carolina#538111 in 3,642
Pennsylvania#560141 in 4,162
Georgia#581111 in 3,888
Ohio#584141 in 4,417
Washington#58481 in 3,579
New Jersey#590101 in 4,176
Illinois#620171 in 4,113
Arizona#66871 in 4,011
New York#678211 in 4,810
Massachusetts#69051 in 6,360
California#719451 in 4,952
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See more about Kaylyn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 343 spots since 2024 (#2,857 → #2,514)
  • 138 spots since 2020 (#2,376 → #2,514)
  • 1,248 spots since 2015 (#1,266 → #2,514)
  • Biggest jump: 331 spots in 1987 (#1,314 → #983)
  • Biggest drop: 231 spots in 2014 (#984 → #1,215)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1949
  • Peaked 1997 at #518 (462 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1987–2013
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,768
  • Highest: 1 in 3,768 girls born in 1997 were named Kaylyn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 22,961 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 34.7% of all girls named Kaylyn (4,178) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#5,244 (1949)#5,244
1950s35#4,300 (1959)#5,464
1960s131#2,789 (1968)#3,867
1970s125#4,041 (1974)#4,758
1980s941#748 (1989)#2,154
1990s4,039#518 (1997)#588
2000s4,178#589 (2000)#659
2010s2,153#769 (2010)#1,263
2020s446#1,991 (2021)#2,437

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.

Kaylyn in 1997

girls
#518
462 births · 1 in 3,768 girls

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #518Kaylyn462
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 3,768 of them was named Kaylyn, which outranked 96.8% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaylyn
  1. #515Charity464
  2. #516Mariela463
  3. #516Shawna463
  4. #518Kaylyn462
  5. #518Julianne462
  6. #518Melinda462
  7. #521Sage460
  8. #522Fiona459
  9. #523Montana458

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →