unisex name
Kailan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,658
Scotland
#482
2013 births
Kailan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 32% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 58 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Kailan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 190 |
| 2000s | 294 |
| 2010s | 364 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 255 |
How popular is Kailan?
In 2025, Kailan was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kailan 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 Kailan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaïlan | Kaïlan is Kailan written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,532 in France, against #5,810 for Kailan. | 150 |
| Kai-Lan | Kai-Lan is Kailan written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kailan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kailan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kailan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kailan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kailan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kailan
How popular is the name Kailan?
In 2025, Kailan was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kailan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kailan is used for both girls and boys. About 32% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kailan most popular?
Kailan peaked in 2009, when 58 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kailan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kailan currently ranks #1,532 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.