Caylen
Caylen was the 13538th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 3760th; the most babies were born in 2009 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,759 places. More babies were named Caylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,538 girls, down 5,035 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- 57% girls, 43% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200941 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,032babies recorded
Caylen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,538 | #10,912 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | #8,503 | #8,882 | 12 | 8 |
| 2010 | #3,760 | #4,872 | 41 | 19 |
| 2000 | #8,126 | #10,614 | 12 | 5 |
| 1990 | #9,399 | — | 8 | — |
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How popular is Caylen, counting every spelling?
Caylen is a spelling of Kaylan, a name family that had 31 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylan | 13 | #8,100 | 78 |
| Caylen | 6 | #13,538 | 47 |
| Kaelin | 5 | #16,016 | 45 |
| Kailan | 7 | #12,512 | 40 |
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 Caylen?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caylen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caylen 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caylen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caylen?
About 700 people born in the US named Caylen are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Caylen 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Caylen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caylen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caylen
How popular is the name Caylen?
Caylen was the 13538th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 3760th; the most babies were born in 2009 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,759 places. More babies were named Caylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Caylen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 57% girls, 43% boys given the name Caylen in the US.