Feminine dossier · first seen 1964

Kellyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1985

Peak era

1985

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1964Peak 19852024

Peak year

1985

Decline from peak

82.5%

2024

All-time

1,976

Kellyn 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 1985, when 97 girls were named Kellyn.

In 2024, only 17 girls were given the name.

Down 82.5% from its peak.

All told, about 1,976 Americans have been named Kellyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1964.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1985

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