Caylin
Caylin was the 11138th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1330th; the most babies were born in 2009 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,995 places. More babies were named Caylin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,138 girls, down 4,757 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,558babies recorded
Caylin popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 87 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,138 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,381 | 18 |
| 2010 | #2,047 | 97 |
| 2000 | #1,591 | 111 |
| 1990 | #4,263 | 23 |
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How popular is Caylin, counting every spelling?
Caylin is a spelling of Kaylin, a name family that ranked #295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,138 for Caylin 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 Caylin?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caylin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caylin 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caylin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caylin?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Caylin are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 16 and 29. That makes Caylin 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 Caylin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caylin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caylin
How popular is the name Caylin?
Caylin was the 11138th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1330th; the most babies were born in 2009 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,995 places. More babies were named Caylin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Caylin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caylin in the US.