Kellyn
Kellyn was the 11426th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1354th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,616 places. More babies were named Kellyn in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,426 girls, down 6,476 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 65% girls, 35% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198597 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,209babies recorded
Kellyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,426 | #13,006 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | #4,950 | #10,105 | 26 | 7 |
| 2010 | #3,031 | #6,555 | 56 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,998 | — | 47 | — |
| 1990 | #3,257 | — | 34 | — |
| 1980 | #11,162 | #6,778 | 5 | 5 |
| 1970 | #6,658 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Kellyn, counting every spelling?
Kellyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 16 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellyn | 8 | #11,426 | 65 |
| Keelyn | 8 | #11,417 | 37 |
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 Kellyn?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kellyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kellyn 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kellyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kellyn?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Kellyn are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 17 and 38. That makes Kellyn 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 Kellyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kellyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kellyn
How popular is the name Kellyn?
Kellyn was the 11426th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1354th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,616 places. More babies were named Kellyn in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kellyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 65% girls, 35% boys given the name Kellyn in the US.