Keylin
The Story of Keylin
As a girl name
Keylin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 83 births, good for #2,250 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Keylins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,878 among girl names with 58 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Keylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Keylin on the record books as a boy name in 1992, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 21 Keylins were born — ranking #4,537 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Keylins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 315 Keylins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Keylin
Keylin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Keylin's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,250. Use the chart and map above to compare Keylin'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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