Kaylyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,514 for girls
Kaylyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,514th for girls in the US (70 babies).
Where does Kaylyn come from?
Modern: blend of Kay and Lynn
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kaylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 70 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaylyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kaylyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kaylyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 2 | #7,579 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 2 | #7,640 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Kaylyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,514among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 70 girls in the US were named Kaylyn, making it the 2,514th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,376th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 462 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Kaylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,087 girls in the US were given Kaylyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #305, up from #2,514 for this spelling alone.
Kaylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,514 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,857 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2,352 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,530 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,991 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2,376 |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,941 |
| 2018 | 119 | #1,727 |
| 2017 | 131 | #1,643 |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,394 |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,266 |
| 2014 | 201 | #1,215 |
| 2013 | 255 | #984 |
| 2012 | 277 | #926 |
| 2011 | 354 | #769 |
| 2010 | 356 | #769 |
| 2009 | 413 | #703 |
| 2008 | 411 | #723 |
| 2007 | 462 | #642 |
| 2006 | 409 | #693 |
| 2005 | 420 | #659 |
| 2004 | 396 | #690 |
| 2003 | 408 | #651 |
| 2002 | 430 | #600 |
| 2001 | 392 | #644 |
| 2000 | 437 | #589 |
| 1999 | 443 | #568 |
| 1998 | 437 | #563 |
| 1997 | 462 | #518 |
| 1996 | 419 | #559 |
| 1995 | 436 | #546 |
| 1994 | 459 | #536 |
| 1993 | 398 | #590 |
| 1992 | 383 | #595 |
| 1991 | 287 | #724 |
| 1990 | 315 | #677 |
| 1989 | 263 | #747 |
| 1988 | 197 | #889 |
| 1987 | 160 | #983 |
| 1986 | 101 | #1,314 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 45 | #2,191 |
| 1983 | 38 | #2,432 |
| 1982 | 29 | #3,016 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 21 | #2,789 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 19 | #2,914 |
| 1963 | 15 | #3,335 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
Nicknames for Kaylyn
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Eden Kiara Caoimhe Teagan Caitlin Ffion Brooklyn Cassidy Erin Aoibheann Raegan
Other spellings of Kaylyn
Kaylynn Kaelyn Kaylin Kailyn Kaelynn Kailynn Kaylen Keylin Cailyn Keilyn Caelyn
Names related to Kaylyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Kaylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylyn, updated 20 October 2026.