Kalyn Girl
How popular is Kalyn?
#6,115 girl name in 2025
19 baby girls were named Kalyn in the US in 2025, making it the 6115th most popular girl name.
7,661living people named Kalyn (est.)
28median age of people named Kalyn
7,793babies named Kalyn since 1880
1 in 174,492US babies born in 2025
Kalyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,115 for girls (▼ 319 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,351 in 2015, #4,755 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (354 girls) |
| Highest rank | #628 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1956 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 3% boys, 97% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaylin family of names ranked #373 for girls in 2025 (#335 the year before), with 849 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylin | 126 | 15% |
| Kailyn | 110 | 13% |
| Kaylynn | 134 | 16% |
| Kailynn | 78 | 9% |
| Kaylen | 61 | 7% |
| Kaylyn | 70 | 8% |
| Cailyn | 40 | 5% |
| Kaylene | 37 | 4% |
| Kalynn | 15 | 2% |
| Cailynn | 17 | 2% |
| Kahlan | 10 | 1% |
| Kalyn | 19 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kalyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17 | #3,746 |
| 1960s | 115 | #3,049 |
| 1970s | 135 | #3,373 |
| 1980s | 1,111 | #823 |
| 1990s | 2,807 | #628 |
| 2000s | 2,304 | #859 |
| 2010s | 804 | #1,367 |
| 2020s | 119 | #4,755 |
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Questions
- Is Kalyn a boy or girl name?
- Kalyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Kalyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Kalyn?
- 19 baby girls were named Kalyn in the US in 2025, making it the 6115th most popular girl name.
- When was Kalyn most popular?
- Kalyn peaked in 1993, when 354 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #628 in 1994.
- How many people are named Kalyn?
- 7,793 babies have been named Kalyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,661 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.