girl's name
Kaelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 17,040
Scotland
#641
2017 births
Kaelyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 1,006 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,308 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
Kaelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 25 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 378 |
| 1990s | 2,168 |
| 2000s | 6,484 |
| 2010s | 5,624 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 954 |
How popular is Kaelyn?
In 2025, Kaelyn was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaelyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kaelyn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaëlyn | Kaëlyn is a rare spelling of Kaelyn, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Kaelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaelyn
How popular is the name Kaelyn?
In 2025, Kaelyn was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaelyn most popular?
Kaelyn peaked in 2009, when 1,006 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaelyn currently ranks #1,601 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.