Feminine dossier · first seen 1981

Kailyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kailyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

793

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1981Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

83.2%

2024

133

All-time

14,098

Kailyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2011, when 793 girls were named Kailyn.

In 2024, only 133 girls were given the name.

Down 83.2% from its peak.

All told, about 14,098 Americans have been named Kailyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1981.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2011

2011793 girls named Kailyn

2024133 girls named Kailyn

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