Feminine dossier · first seen 1949

Kaylyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1997

Peak era

1997

Peak rank proxy

462

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1949Peak 19972024

Peak year

1997

Decline from peak

87.4%

2024

All-time

11,982

Kaylyn 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 1997, when 462 girls were named Kaylyn.

In 2024, only 58 girls were given the name.

Down 87.4% from its peak.

All told, about 11,982 Americans have been named Kaylyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1949.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1997

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