Calyn
Mostly girls · KAY-lin · Modern
Calyn is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Calyn mean?
Modern: spelling of Kalyn, itself a spelling of Kaylin, Kay + Lynn
A spelling of Kaylin, a modern blend of Kay and Lynn.
- Say it
- KAY-lin
Meaning borrowed from Kalyn.
Is Calyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Calyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Calyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981. 7 boys were also named Calyn in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Calyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2011, 83% of the babies named Calyn in the US were girls.
Calyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
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