Kelynn
The Story of Kelynn
As a girl name
Kelynn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 7 births, good for #11,138 nationwide. About 37% of every Kelynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kelynn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 63 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kelynn as a boy name dates back to 2004, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kelynn — #10,765 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Kelynn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kelynn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kelynn
Kelynn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Kelynn's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #11,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelynn'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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