Kailan
Kailan was the 3896th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2846th with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,275 places. More babies were named Kailan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,896 boys, up 450 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202245 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,118babies recorded
Kailan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,512 | #3,896 | 7 | 28 |
| 2020 | #11,581 | #4,346 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010 | #4,349 | #5,363 | 34 | 17 |
| 2000 | #7,350 | #7,821 | 14 | 8 |
| 1990 | #13,969 | #7,627 | 5 | 6 |
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How popular is Kailan, counting every spelling?
Kailan is a spelling of Caelan, a name family that ranked #984 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,896 for Kailan on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelan | 43 | #2,892 | 265 |
| Kailan | 28 | #3,896 | 184 |
| Keilan | 33 | #3,481 | 174 |
| Kailen | 23 | #4,465 | 171 |
| Kaylon | 23 | #4,473 | 125 |
| Kaelan | 19 | #5,117 | 94 |
| Kailon | 14 | #6,273 | 68 |
| Kaelen | 12 | #6,994 | 62 |
| Caelen | 13 | #6,515 | 56 |
| Cailan | — | — | 29 |
| Keilen | — | — | 26 |
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 Kailan?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kailan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kailan 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kailan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kailan?
About 600 people born in the US named Kailan are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 4 and 20. That makes Kailan a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kailan by state
How common Kailan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys 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 Kailan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kailan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kailan
How popular is the name Kailan?
Kailan was the 3896th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2846th with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,275 places. More babies were named Kailan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kailan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Kailan in the US.
Where is Kailan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kailan was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).