Kellyn
Kellyn is a given name that may refer to:Kellyn Acosta, American soccer player Kellyn Beck, designer of video game Defender of the Crown Kellyn George, Dominican medical researcher Kellyn Morris, Australian actress and singer Kellyn Plasschaert (1958–2009), American actress Kellyn Tate, American softball coach Kellyn Taylor, American distance runner
Meaning & Origin of Kellyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kellyn is a given name that may refer to:Kellyn Acosta, American soccer player Kellyn Beck, designer of video game Defender of the Crown Kellyn George, Dominican medical researcher Kellyn Morris, Australian actress and singer Kellyn Plasschaert (1958–2009), American actress Kellyn Tate, American softball coach Kellyn Taylor, American distance runner
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The Story of Kellyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kellyn as a girl name dates back to 1964, when 9 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 97 newborns named Kellyn — #1,350 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Kellyn on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kellyn ranks #7,478 for girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kellyn as a boy name dates back to 1980, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Kellyn — #4,804 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Kellyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kellyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 220 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kellyn
Kellyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kellyn's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #1,350. Use the chart and map above to compare Kellyn'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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