Is Kellyn a boy or girl name?
Kellyn is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 5 boys were named Kellyn, so 77.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 90% of the 2,196 US babies named Kellyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,255
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,775
- Babies named Kellyn since 1964
- 2,196
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 97 babies
Boys and girls named Kellyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1980s | 26 | 571 | 95.6% |
| 1990s | 30 | 420 | 93.3% |
| 2000s | 21 | 470 | 95.7% |
| 2010s | 106 | 379 | 78.1% |
| 2020s | 37 | 83 | 69.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,255 | 17 | #6,775 |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,359 | 16 | #7,085 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,659 | 13 | #8,277 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,276 | 11 | #9,252 |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,101 | 26 | #4,947 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,968 | 28 | #4,836 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,516 | 15 | #7,571 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,301 | 25 | #5,246 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,501 | 32 | #4,482 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,394 | 40 | #3,809 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,308 | 43 | #3,622 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,895 | 45 | #3,497 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,314 | 50 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,209 | 45 | #3,523 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,555 | 56 | #3,031 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,488 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,453 | 67 | #2,731 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,369 | 61 | #2,949 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,700 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,822 | 47 | #3,297 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,296 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,391 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,035 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,518 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,998 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,875 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,458 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,734 | 37 | #3,194 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,805 | 56 | #2,357 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,405 | 41 | #2,906 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,774 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,218 | 45 | #2,700 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,153 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,641 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,257 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,828 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,138 | 80 | #1,626 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,504 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,662 | 86 | #1,470 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,354 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,281 | 63 | #1,738 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,373 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,477 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,424 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,779 | 5 | #11,164 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,622 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,355 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,817 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,656 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,361 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,274 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,983 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,785 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kellyn reached #4,895 in 2013. As a girl name, it reached #1,354 in 1985. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kellyn
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.