Caylyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Caylyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Caylyn come from?
Modern: spelling of Kaylynn; blend of Kay and Lynn
Meaning borrowed from Kaylynn. More on Wiktionary.
Is Caylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Caylyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Caylyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Caylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
Nicknames for Caylyn
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Caylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Devyn Cassidy Brooklyn Kaitlyn Brynn Kayden Ashlyn Braelynn Brynlee Brylee Brecken
Names related to Caylyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caylyn, updated 20 October 2026.