girl's name
Kaylyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 12,758
Scotland
#595
2008 births
Kaylyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1994, when 464 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 47,364 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Kaylyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 35 |
| 1960s | 131 |
| 1970s | 125 |
| 1980s | 941 |
| 1990s | 4,060 |
| 2000s | 4,190 |
| 2010s | 2,153 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 451 |
How popular is Kaylyn?
In 2025, Kaylyn was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaylyn 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.
Names that peaked alongside Kaylyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaylyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaylyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaylyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaylyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaylyn
How popular is the name Kaylyn?
In 2025, Kaylyn was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaylyn most popular?
Kaylyn peaked in 1994, when 464 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaylyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaylyn currently ranks #2,521 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.