Kailan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-lan
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Kailan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
Where does Kailan come from?
Modern: Kai + the -lan ending of names like Dylan
Is Kailan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kailan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 28 boys in the US.
How popular is Kailan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Kailan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kailan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were given Kailan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #655, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Kailan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,066 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Kailan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Kailan, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990. 7 girls were also named Kailan in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kailan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,075 boys in the US were given Kailan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #326, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
In 2005, 54% of the babies named Kailan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 20%, with more boys than girls since 2014.
Kailan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 45 | #2,835 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Nicknames for Kailan
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kailan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Ronan Finn Kian Aiden Lochlan Rowan Keegan Brody Caelan Declan Callan
Other spellings of Kailan
Kylan Kylen Kylin Kylon Khylan Khylen Khylin Kylyn Kylinn Khylon Kilynn
Names related to Kailan
Killian Kaylan Kaelan Kilian Kaloyan Kailen Kealan Cailan Kaylani Kailani Kalani Keilani Khalani Kahlani Kailany
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kailan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kailan, updated 20 October 2026.