Kaylen
Boy · KAY-len · Modern
Kaylen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 2,778th for girls in the US (61 babies).
Where does Kaylen come from?
Modern: modern name related to Kalen and Kaylan
- Say it
- KAY-len
Is Kaylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 61 girls and 36 boys in the US.
How popular is Kaylen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Kaylen, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 45 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaylen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 302 boys in the UK were given Kaylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #196, up from #1,133 for this spelling alone.
In 2023, 5% of the babies named Kaylen in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Kaylen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 30 | #1,070 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 45 | #817 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 41 | #831 |
| 2012 | 39 | #873 |
| 2011 | 44 | #793 |
| 2010 | 41 | #803 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Kaylen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,778among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were named Kaylen, making it the 2,778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,872nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 425 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949. 36 boys were also named Kaylen in 2025 (3,239th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Kaylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,087 girls in the US were given Kaylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #305, up from #2,778 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 82% of the babies named Kaylen in the US in 1985, and 63% in 2025.
Kaylen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,778 |
| 2024 | 47 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 78 | #2,336 |
| 2022 | 90 | #2,123 |
| 2021 | 87 | #2,154 |
| 2020 | 103 | #1,872 |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,898 |
| 2018 | 130 | #1,633 |
| 2017 | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,439 |
| 2015 | 210 | #1,193 |
| 2014 | 239 | #1,072 |
| 2013 | 269 | #938 |
| 2012 | 273 | #936 |
| 2011 | 310 | #848 |
| 2010 | 343 | #797 |
| 2009 | 425 | #687 |
| 2008 | 407 | #732 |
| 2007 | 335 | #847 |
| 2006 | 306 | #869 |
| 2005 | 310 | #826 |
| 2004 | 235 | #1,003 |
| 2003 | 233 | #989 |
| 2002 | 197 | #1,076 |
| 2001 | 189 | #1,116 |
| 2000 | 184 | #1,106 |
| 1999 | 168 | #1,157 |
| 1998 | 205 | #985 |
| 1997 | 149 | #1,204 |
| 1996 | 133 | #1,294 |
| 1995 | 126 | #1,315 |
| 1994 | 131 | #1,290 |
| 1993 | 146 | #1,183 |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,639 |
| 1991 | 84 | #1,721 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,684 |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,846 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,887 |
| 1987 | 47 | #2,274 |
| 1986 | 36 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
Names like Kaylen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Aiden Brody Kian Ronan Keegan Brayden Conan Rowan Rayden Kody
Other spellings of Kaylen
Caelan Caolan Kaylan Kaelan Caelen Kaelen Kalen Calen Caylen Kailen Kaylynn Kaelyn Kaylin Kailyn Kaelynn Kailynn
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