Kellyn

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A few things about Kellyn you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kellyn

Kellyn Acosta

American soccer player

Choose Kellyn and your child shares a first name with Kellyn Acosta, an American soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kellyn, like who?” Kellyn Acosta's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 200,000 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kellyn, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kellyn would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKellyn first shows up in US birth records in 1964, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 61 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1985, when it ranked #1,350. Today it's #10,917, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKellyn was 5.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 38,610 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 200,000.
• 🍂TrendKellyn has slipped 6,037 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,917. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKellyn is given to both boys and girls: 62% of the 13 babies named Kellyn in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Kellyn

Kellyn is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-lyn”. US birth records list Kellyn for girls from 1964 to 2025, in 54 of those 62 years. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked #1,350 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #10,917, with 8 babies.

Origin:Celtic Gaelic namesIrish names