Kayln
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Kayln is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kayln come from?
Modern: shortened spelling of Kaylin or Kaylyn
Is Kayln a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayln is a girls' name.
How popular is Kayln in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Kayln in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayln in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Kayln
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn, Keyla, Teagan, Kylie, Kayden, Brooklyn, Kiana, Kiara, Cassidy, Devyn, Brynn, Keiry
Names related to Kayln
Kaylani, Kaylin, Kailyn, Kaelyn, Kaylynn, Kylin, Kaylen, Kayleen
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, “Kayln: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayln, updated 20 October 2026.