Kayman
Boy · KAY-man · English
Kayman is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “caiman, a crocodilian”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kayman mean?
English: spelling of Cayman; from the Cayman Islands, named after the caiman reptile
“caiman, a crocodilian”
Taken from the Cayman Islands, whose name comes from caiman, a Carib-derived word for a crocodile-like reptile.
- Say it
- KAY-man
Meaning borrowed from Cayman.
Is Kayman a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayman is a boys' name.
How popular is Kayman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Kayman in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Nicknames for Kayman
- Cay
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