Is Kalyn a boy or girl name?
Kalyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named Kalyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.1% of the 7,774 US babies named Kalyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,858
- Babies named Kalyn since 1956
- 7,774
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 371 babies
Boys and girls named Kalyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1980s | 70 | 1,111 | 94.1% |
| 1990s | 168 | 2,807 | 94.4% |
| 2000s | 91 | 2,304 | 96.2% |
| 2010s | 47 | 804 | 94.5% |
| 2020s | 5 | 100 | 95.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,858 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,930 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,288 | 22 | #5,717 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,054 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,817 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,123 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,193 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,589 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,397 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,050 | 78 | #2,365 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,287 | 75 | #2,431 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,451 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,962 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,332 | 124 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,895 | 170 | #1,368 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,429 | 214 | #1,177 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,592 | 211 | #1,208 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,570 | 213 | #1,192 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,119 | 223 | #1,120 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,043 | 234 | #1,032 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,533 | 242 | #984 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,160 | 229 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,928 | 242 | #925 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,916 | 240 | #926 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,187 | 256 | #860 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,855 | 258 | #839 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,311 | 262 | #813 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,401 | 265 | #785 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,756 | 271 | #775 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,885 | 270 | #754 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,014 | 350 | #628 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,743 | 354 | #633 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,534 | 275 | #759 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,127 | 271 | #760 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,696 | 231 | #854 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,532 | 230 | #826 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,615 | 202 | #873 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,418 | 180 | #922 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,546 | 127 | #1,136 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,352 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,770 | 88 | #1,357 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,319 | 71 | #1,573 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,197 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,353 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,094 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,117 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,837 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,900 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,041 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,300 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,208 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,235 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,182 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,421 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,210 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,561 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,348 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,141 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,200 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,101 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,595 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,708 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,071 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,121 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,822 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,596 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kalyn reached #2,885 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #628 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kalyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.