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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 2005

  • 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: #834 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,893 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,018 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,716 girlsILWisconsin: #518 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,783 girlsWIMichigan: #502 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsMINew York: #735 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,528 girlsNYMassachusetts: #566 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,561 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: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsIAIndiana: #619 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,612 girlsINOhio: #462 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,604 girlsOHPennsylvania: #437 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,385 girlsPANew Jersey: #676 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,059 girlsNJConnecticut: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #794 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 5,120 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: #446 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsMOKentucky: #409 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsKYWest Virginia: #251 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 981 girlsWVVirginia: #778 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,638 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,106 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: #434 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsARTennessee: #419 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #858 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,044 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #474 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #478 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,084 girlsOKLouisiana: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsLAMississippi: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,315 girlsMSAlabama: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsALGeorgia: #642 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,426 girlsGAHawaii: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 663 girlsHITexas: #785 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,724 girlsTXFlorida: #619 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,571 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#233 · 1 in 663
  2. West Virginia#251 · 1 in 981
  3. Kentucky#409 · 1 in 2,188
  4. Tennessee#419 · 1 in 2,072
  5. Arkansas#434 · 1 in 1,758

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#23351 in 663
West Virginia#25171 in 981
Kentucky#40991 in 2,188
Tennessee#419151 in 2,072
Arkansas#43471 in 1,758
Pennsylvania#437231 in 2,385
Missouri#446121 in 2,418
Alabama#46091 in 2,193
Iowa#46261 in 2,279
Ohio#462221 in 2,604
South Carolina#47481 in 2,181
Oklahoma#47881 in 2,084
Michigan#502161 in 2,960
Connecticut#50351 in 2,847
Louisiana#51381 in 2,461
Mississippi#51851 in 2,315
Wisconsin#51891 in 2,783
Massachusetts#56681 in 3,561
Florida#619241 in 3,571
Indiana#61991 in 3,612
Georgia#642151 in 3,426
New Jersey#676101 in 4,059
New York#735211 in 4,528
Virginia#77881 in 4,638
Texas#785341 in 4,724
California#794451 in 5,120
Washington#83461 in 4,893
North Carolina#85891 in 5,044
Illinois#1,018101 in 6,716
Arizona#1,14351 in 7,106
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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 2005

girls
#659
420 births · 1 in 4,400 girls
boys
#11,472
5 births · 1 in 399,461 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #659Kaylyn420

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #11,472Kaylyn5
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 4,400 of them was named Kaylyn, which outranked 96.6% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaylyn
  1. #656Annalise421
  2. #656Ansley421
  3. #656Gisselle421
  4. #659Kaylyn420
  5. #659Catalina420
  6. #659Cecelia420
  7. #659Gillian420
  8. #664Ayla417
  9. #664Eve417
  10. #664Kendal417

Tied with 4 names at #659; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 399,461 of them was named Kaylyn, which outranked 14.2% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaylyn
  1. #10,151Zykee6
  2. #10,151Zykerion6
  3. #10,151Zymire6
  4. #11,472Kaylyn5
  5. #11,472Aadesh5
  6. #11,472Aadin5
  7. #11,472Aahan5

Tied with 1,898 names at #11,472; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →