Kalynn Girl
How popular is Kalynn?
#7,131 girl name in 2025
15 baby girls were named Kalynn in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
Kalynn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,131 for girls (▼ 1691 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-82% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,209 in 2015, #4,261 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (145 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,251 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1955 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalynn 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.
Where Kalynn is most popular
Babies named Kalynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Kalynn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | #5,565 |
| 1960s | 70 | #4,095 |
| 1970s | 68 | #4,841 |
| 1980s | 347 | #1,746 |
| 1990s | 1,104 | #1,251 |
| 2000s | 1,189 | #1,454 |
| 2010s | 757 | #1,849 |
| 2020s | 143 | #4,241 |
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Questions
- Is Kalynn a boy or girl name?
- Kalynn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kalynn were girls.
- How popular is the name Kalynn?
- 15 baby girls were named Kalynn in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
- When was Kalynn most popular?
- Kalynn peaked in 2008, when 145 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,251 in 1995.
- How many people are named Kalynn?
- 3,722 babies have been named Kalynn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,666 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Kalynn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalynn was most common in Georgia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.