Kaylen
Kaylen was the 2796th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 688th with 425 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,602 places. More babies were named Kaylen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,796 girls, down 921 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- 63% girls, 37% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009425 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,504babies recorded
Kaylen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,796 | #3,275 | 61 | 36 |
| 2020 | #1,875 | #2,785 | 103 | 44 |
| 2010 | #798 | #2,451 | 343 | 51 |
| 2000 | #1,110 | #3,372 | 184 | 25 |
| 1990 | #1,693 | #3,011 | 87 | 21 |
| 1980 | #11,142 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Kaylen, counting every spelling?
Kaylen is a spelling of Kaylin, a name family that ranked #295 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,796 for Kaylen 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 Kaylen?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylen (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaylen 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylen?
About 7,100 people born in the US named Kaylen are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 26. That makes Kaylen 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.
Kaylen by state
How common Kaylen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 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 Kaylen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaylen
How popular is the name Kaylen?
Kaylen was the 2796th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 688th with 425 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,602 places. More babies were named Kaylen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 63% girls, 37% boys given the name Kaylen in the US.
Where is Kaylen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaylen was most common in Alabama (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.