girl's name
Kalynn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,748
Kalynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1995, when 145 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
Kalynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 70 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 354 |
| 1990s | 1,130 |
| 2000s | 1,189 |
| 2010s | 757 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 143 |
How popular is Kalynn?
In 2025, Kalynn was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kalynn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kalynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kalynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kalynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalynn
How popular is the name Kalynn?
In 2025, Kalynn was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kalynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kalynn most popular?
Kalynn peaked in 1995, when 145 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kalynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalynn currently ranks #7,441 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.