Kellyn
Mostly girls · KEL-in · Modern
Kellyn is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
Where does Kellyn come from?
Modern: blend of Kelly and Lynn; kelynn is also Cornish for 'holly'
- Say it
- KEL-in
Is Kellyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kellyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Kellyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Kellyn, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 1985, with 97 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964. 5 boys were also named Kellyn in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Kellyn than any year since 1980.
Half of all the girls named Kellyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 90% of the babies named Kellyn in the US in 1984, and 79% in 2020.
Kellyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,930 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3,261 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,851 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 46 | #2,614 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,814 |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 86 | #1,497 |
| 1986 | 86 | #1,466 |
| 1985 | 97 | #1,349 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,726 |
| 1983 | 40 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
Nicknames for Kellyn
Names like Kellyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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