Kielyn
The Story of Kielyn
As a girl name
Kielyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 13 Kielyns were born — ranking #8,887 that year. As of 2026, Kielyn ranks #13,584 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 91 Kielyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kielyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 5 Kielyns were born — ranking #12,490 that year. As of 2026, Kielyn ranks #12,490 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Kielyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kielyn
Kielyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Kielyn's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,887. Use the chart and map above to compare Kielyn'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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