Caelyn
Caelyn was the 5272nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1251st with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,245 places. More babies were named Caelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,272 girls, down 1,978 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,426babies recorded
Caelyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2012.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,272 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,294 | 47 |
| 2010 | #1,311 | 179 |
| 2000 | #3,176 | 43 |
| 1990 | #8,586 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Caelyn, counting every spelling?
Caelyn is a spelling of Kaylin, a name family that ranked #295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,272 for Caelyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,103 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylin | 126 | #1,644 | 834 |
| Kaylynn | 134 | #1,576 | 774 |
| Kailyn | 110 | #1,825 | 736 |
| Kaelyn | 131 | #1,601 | 728 |
| Kayleen | 70 | #2,524 | 559 |
| Kaelynn | 79 | #2,310 | 537 |
| Kailynn | 78 | #2,343 | 501 |
| Kaylyn | 70 | #2,525 | 372 |
| Kaylen | 61 | #2,796 | 363 |
| Cailyn | 40 | #3,728 | 261 |
| Kaileen | 33 | #4,299 | 242 |
| Kaylene | 37 | #3,947 | 224 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Caelyn?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caelyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caelyn?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Caelyn are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 12 and 20. That makes Caelyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Caelyn by state
How common Caelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Caelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caelyn
How popular is the name Caelyn?
Caelyn was the 5272nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1251st with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,245 places. More babies were named Caelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Caelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caelyn in the US.
Where is Caelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caelyn was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.