Kaylan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lan
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,257 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Kaylan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,257th for boys in the UK (24 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
Where does Kaylan come from?
Modern: modern name related to Kaylen and Irish Caolán
Is Kaylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Kaylan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,257among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were named Kaylan, making it the 1,257th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,078th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 49 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaylan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 302 boys in the UK were given Kaylan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #196, up from #1,257 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,196th in England and Wales.
Kaylan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,257 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 39 | #878 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,078 |
| 2019 | 49 | #745 |
| 2018 | 43 | #826 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 41 | #855 |
| 2015 | 43 | #812 |
| 2014 | 49 | #729 |
| 2013 | 47 | #758 |
| 2012 | 44 | #801 |
| 2011 | 40 | #833 |
| 2010 | 41 | #803 |
| 2009 | 31 | #956 |
| 2008 | 29 | #997 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Kaylan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Kaylan, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982. 13 girls were also named Kaylan in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kaylan in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 436 boys in the US were given Kaylan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
In 1983, 93% of the babies named Kaylan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2023.
Kaylan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Kaylan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brody Finn Kian Ronan Logan Keegan Rowan Aiden Kylan Conan Lochlan
Other spellings of Kaylan
Caelan Caolan Kaylen Kaelan Caelen Kaelen Kalen Calen Caylen Kailen Keylan Kaylon Kalon Keylen Kailon
Names related to Kaylan
Kylian Kaloyan Kailan Kealan Caylan Kaylani Kailani Kalani 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, “Kaylan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylan, updated 20 October 2026.