Name Legacy

Kellyn

Recorded 1964–2025 · United States

Kellyn was most popular in 1985, when 97 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,196 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,209 people named Kellyn.

Most popular in1985
Rank that year#2,196
Births that year97
Total since 18802,209
Given to90% girls

Kellyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kellyn’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kellyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kellyn is mostly a girl’s name — 89.8% of the 2,209 Americans given it were girls and 10.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 70% girls and 30% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Kellyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org