Kaylem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lem
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Kaylem is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
Where does Kaylem come from?
Modern: modern name, probably a variant of Kaylum
Is Kaylem a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaylem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kaylem, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 36 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaylem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were given Kaylem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,855, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kaylem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 36 | #864 |
| 2008 | 33 | #905 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Kaylem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Kaylem, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had the most boys named Kaylem of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Kaylem in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 185 boys in the US were given Kaylem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,040, up from #5,859 for this spelling alone.
Kaylem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Kaylem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Musa, Liam, Callum, Arham, Jayden, Kian, Zayan, Hamza, Rayyan, Eesa, Zayaan
Other spellings of Kaylem
Names related to Kaylem
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
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, “Kaylem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylem, updated 20 October 2026.