How Many People Are Named Kalyn?
An estimated 7,536 people in the United States have the first name Kalyn. It is predominantly female (95.1%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kalyn peaked in popularity in 1993 with 371 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kalyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kalyn is overwhelmingly female, 381 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,536
About 1 in 45,482 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.1% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1993
371 births
Total Registered
7,774
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalyn
Kalyn is predominantly female (95.1%), though 381 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kalyn as a male name
Ranked #13,288 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1995 (25 births)
Kalyn as a female name
Ranked #5,858 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (354 births)
Kalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalyn span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,975 babies were registered. Kalyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalyn by Decade
How has Kalyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kalyn by State
Birth registrations for Kalyn span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska. On average, about 153 Kalyns were registered per state.
Kalyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kalyn
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalyn?
We estimate approximately 7,536 people named Kalyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 45,482 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalyn a common name?
Kalyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,774 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalyn most popular?
Kalyn reached peak popularity in 1993, when 371 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalyn is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalyn a female name?
Kalyn is predominantly female. 95.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalyn Smith, Kalyn Johnson, Kalyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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