Feminine dossier · first seen 1959

Kaelyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
997
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Kaelyn

How many people are named Kaelyn?

An estimated 15,339 living Americans are named Kaelyn.

How rare is Kaelyn?

Kaelyn is uncommon among babies today, with 131 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 86.9% from its 2009 peak.

How old is the typical Kaelyn?

The median age of a living American named Kaelyn is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 23 years old.

Is Kaelyn still popular?

Not especially. Kaelyn has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 131 births in 2025.

Where is Kaelyn most common?

Kaelyn has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.

1959Peak 20092025
peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
86.9%
2025
131
All-time
15,566

Kaelyn spread fast — broke out in Alabama, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin (2006) and ran high in 30 states within a decade.

Broke out: Alabama, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, 2006 · over-represented in 30 states over 6 years

Alabama: broke out 2006 AL Alaska: broke out 2007 AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: broke out 2008 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: broke out 2009 CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: never over-represented GA Hawaii: broke out 2006 HI Idaho: broke out 2007 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: broke out 2007 IA Kansas: broke out 2007 KS Kentucky: broke out 2007 KY Louisiana: never over-represented LA Maine: broke out 2007 ME Maryland: broke out 2007 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2007 MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: broke out 2006 MN Mississippi: broke out 2010 MS Missouri: broke out 2008 MO Montana: never over-represented MT Nebraska: broke out 2007 NE Nevada: broke out 2012 NV New Hampshire: broke out 2006 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 2012 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 2012 NC North Dakota: never over-represented ND Ohio: broke out 2008 OH Oklahoma: broke out 2006 OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2009 RI South Carolina: broke out 2006 SC South Dakota: broke out 2006 SD Tennessee: broke out 2010 TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: never over-represented VT Virginia: broke out 2012 VA Washington: broke out 2010 WA West Virginia: broke out 2009 WV Wisconsin: broke out 2006 WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY