Kacelynn
Girl name · #5224 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Kacelynn ranks #5224 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 25 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Kacelynn.
Babies named Kacelynn per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 13-year story
Kacelynn first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 25 babies and a rank of #5099. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kacelynn in class?
Kacelynn scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Kacelynn is most common
State-level data for Kacelynn is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kacelynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Kacelynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kashlynn, Laiklynn, Faelynn, Emersynn, and Emerlynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kacelynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7967 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6680 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8542 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10113 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14582 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16869 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kacelynn a popular girl name?
Kacelynn ranked #5224 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Kacelynn most popular?
Kacelynn peaked in 2025, when 25 American girls received the name (ranked #5099 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kacelynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Kacelynn. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.