Is Caelyn a boy or girl name?
Caelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named Caelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 2,401 US babies named Caelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,813
- Babies named Caelyn since 1987
- 2,401
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Caelyn, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,813 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,992 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,981 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,858 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,290 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,931 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,511 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,968 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,620 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,027 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,692 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,286 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,563 | 193 | #1,251 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,311 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,367 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,093 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,737 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,597 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,758 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,815 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,050 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,938 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,814 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,176 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,727 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,821 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,641 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,775 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,122 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,178 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,830 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,588 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,453 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,585 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,034 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,900 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caelyn reached #12,563 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #1,251 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.