Kalyn
Kalyn was the 6217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 628th; the most babies were born in 1993 (354). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,852 places. More babies were named Kalyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,217 girls, down 1,398 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- 95% girls, 5% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993354 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,793babies recorded
Kalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,217 | — | 19 | — |
| 2020 | #4,819 | — | 27 | — |
| 2010 | #1,368 | #6,896 | 170 | 12 |
| 2000 | #860 | #5,187 | 256 | 14 |
| 1990 | #854 | #3,696 | 231 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,094 | — | 28 | — |
| 1970 | #5,210 | — | 10 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kalyn, counting every spelling?
Kalyn is a spelling of Callyn, a name family that had 97 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 97 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callyn | 39 | #3,789 | 139 |
| Kalynn | 15 | #7,301 | 111 |
| Kalyn | 19 | #6,217 | 92 |
| Calynn | 7 | #12,162 | 73 |
| Kallyn | 17 | #6,677 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kalyn?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalyn?
About 7,300 people born in the US named Kalyn are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 21 and 34. That makes Kalyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalyn
How popular is the name Kalyn?
Kalyn was the 6217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 628th; the most babies were born in 1993 (354). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,852 places. More babies were named Kalyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 95% girls, 5% boys given the name Kalyn in the US.