Kaylynn
Kaylynn was the 1576th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 513th with 590 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 836 places. More babies were named Kaylynn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,576 girls, down 458 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 134girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009590 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,257babies recorded
Kaylynn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,576 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,118 | 216 |
| 2010 | #570 | 512 |
| 2000 | #750 | 307 |
| 1990 | #1,350 | 118 |
| 1980 | #3,912 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,065 | 22 |
| 1960 | #3,438 | 14 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaylynn, counting every spelling?
Kaylynn is a spelling of Kaylin, a name family that ranked #295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,576 for Kaylynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,103 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylin | 126 | #1,644 | 834 |
| Kaylynn | 134 | #1,576 | 774 |
| Kailyn | 110 | #1,825 | 736 |
| Kaelyn | 131 | #1,601 | 728 |
| Kayleen | 70 | #2,524 | 559 |
| Kaelynn | 79 | #2,310 | 537 |
| Kailynn | 78 | #2,343 | 501 |
| Kaylyn | 70 | #2,525 | 372 |
| Kaylen | 61 | #2,796 | 363 |
| Cailyn | 40 | #3,728 | 261 |
| Kaileen | 33 | #4,299 | 242 |
| Kaylene | 37 | #3,947 | 224 |
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 Kaylynn?
134 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylynn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaylynn 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 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylynn?
About 12,100 people born in the US named Kaylynn are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Kaylynn 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.
Kaylynn by state
How common Kaylynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.8×), Ohio (3.0×), Indiana (2.1×), Michigan (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaylynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaylynn
How popular is the name Kaylynn?
Kaylynn was the 1576th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 513th with 590 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 836 places. More babies were named Kaylynn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaylynn in the US.
Where is Kaylynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaylynn was most common in Kentucky (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Indiana.