Kalyn
Kalyn and Kalynn are given names. Notable people with these name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kalyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kalyn and Kalynn are given names. Notable people with these name include:
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The Story of Kalyn
Kalyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 354 Kalyns were born — ranking #633 that year. As of 2026, Kalyn ranks #7,150 for baby girls with 15 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 7K Kalyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kalyn
Kalyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Kalyn's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #628. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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