Kaelyn
Kaelyn was the 1601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 332nd with 997 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,079 places. More babies were named Kaelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,601 girls, down 492 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009997 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,648babies recorded
Kaelyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 82 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,601 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,109 | 221 |
| 2010 | #340 | 945 |
| 2000 | #651 | 380 |
| 1990 | #1,589 | 95 |
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How popular is Kaelyn, counting every spelling?
Kaelyn is a spelling of Kaylin, a name family that ranked #295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,601 for Kaelyn 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 Kaelyn?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaelyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaelyn 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 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaelyn?
About 15,400 people born in the US named Kaelyn are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 23. That makes Kaelyn 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.
Kaelyn by state
How common Kaelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (2.6×), Georgia (2.2×). In 30 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 Kaelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaelyn
How popular is the name Kaelyn?
Kaelyn was the 1601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 332nd with 997 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,079 places. More babies were named Kaelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaelyn in the US.
Where is Kaelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaelyn was most common in South Carolina (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Florida.