Kaymen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-man
- Origin
- English
Kaymen 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 Kaymen 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.
Meaning borrowed from Cayman.
Is Kaymen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaymen is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaymen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kaymen in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaymen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Nicknames for Kaymen
- Cay
Names like Kaymen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Aiden, Brayden, Raiden, Deacon, Kian, Cannon, Boden, Keegan, Braylen, Rayden, Declan
Names related to Kaymen
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Kaymen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaymen, updated 20 October 2026.