Kalyn
- Pronunciation
- [Ka-lyn]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Variant Of Kay And Kayla. Keeper Of The Keys: Pure.
- Origin
- English
Kalyn Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 7,393 baby girls have been named Kalyn. The name peaked in 1993 with 354 US births that year (rank #633). In 2024, ranked #5858 nationally — 5,225 places below its 1993 peak.
Top States for Kalyn
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kalyn births are: Texas (695), California (472), Florida (398).
Other English-Origin Names Like Kalyn
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5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kalyn's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Kalyn
US Popularity History (2000–2004)
Annual US births named Kalyn by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 256 girls named Kalyn (girl rank #860 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2004, ranked #984 for girls (242 US births). That's 124 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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