Kaylan
Kaylan was the 5311th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 2236th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 340 places. More babies were named Kaylan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,311 boys, up 3,838 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199536 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,203babies recorded
Kaylan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,100 | #5,311 | 13 | 18 |
| 2020 | #5,753 | #9,149 | 21 | 8 |
| 2010 | #1,804 | #3,952 | 114 | 26 |
| 2000 | #989 | #3,371 | 215 | 25 |
| 1990 | #1,286 | #4,086 | 127 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,218 | — | 18 | — |
| 1970 | #8,610 | — | 5 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kaylan, counting every spelling?
Kaylan is a spelling of Kaylen, a name family that had 86 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 86 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylen | 36 | #3,275 | 217 |
| Kaylan | 18 | #5,311 | 91 |
| Kaylin | 7 | #10,199 | 58 |
| Kailyn | 8 | #9,293 | 55 |
| Caylen | 6 | #10,912 | 36 |
| Kaelin | 6 | #11,312 | 34 |
| Kailin | — | — | 30 |
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 Kaylan?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaylan 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylan?
About 800 people born in the US named Kaylan are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 12 and 31. That makes Kaylan 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 Kaylan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaylan
How popular is the name Kaylan?
Kaylan was the 5311th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 2236th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 340 places. More babies were named Kaylan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Kaylan in the US.