Kylynn
The Story of Kylynn
As a girl name
Kylynn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 77 births, good for #2,382 nationwide. About 43% of every Kylynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kylynn ranks #3,645 for girls with 42 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kylynn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 17 births, good for #5,462 nationwide. About 75% of every Kylynn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kylynn ranks #7,137 for boys with 10 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 102 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kylynn
Kylynn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kylynn's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,382. Use the chart and map above to compare Kylynn'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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