Is Cailin a boy or girl name?
Cailin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Cailin, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 3,736 US babies named Cailin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,637
- Babies named Cailin since 1968
- 3,736
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 169 babies
Boys and girls named Cailin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 1990s | 13 | 1,079 | 98.8% |
| 2000s | 17 | 1,425 | 98.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 604 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,637 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,089 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,045 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,557 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,674 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,251 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,714 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,485 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,260 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,849 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,686 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,316 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,971 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,623 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,763 | 115 | #1,849 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,645 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,640 | 137 | #1,623 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,617 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,467 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,416 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,274 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,579 | 153 | #1,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,315 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,288 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,670 | 162 | #1,161 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,245 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,090 | 123 | #1,369 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,307 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,315 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,883 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,321 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,136 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,940 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,096 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,014 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,813 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,474 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,488 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,118 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,205 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,649 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,366 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,012 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,794 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,249 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,641 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,692 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,024 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,530 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,816 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cailin reached #7,670 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #1,161 in 1998. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cailin
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.