Is Kelyn a boy or girl name?

Kelyn is a unisex name. Of the 764 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.0% were girls and 44.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2013, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kelyn

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Kelyn was most popular in 2006, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,084 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 764 people named Kelyn.

Kelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kelyn’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kelyn is a unisex name — 56.0% of the 764 Americans given it were girls and 44.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2013 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 39% girls and 61% 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org