Boy or Girl

Is Caylin a boy or girl name?

Caylin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Caylin, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.6% of the 2,550 US babies named Caylin were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#6,967
Babies named Caylin since 1981
2,550
Most popular year
2009
150 babies
Babies named Caylin each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Caylin from 1981 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Caylin, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s1613489.3%
1990s5368992.9%
2000s795699.3%
2010s1160098.2%
2020s084100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–16#6,967
20230–16#6,986
20220–12#8,633
20210–22#5,601
20200–18#6,381
20190–32#4,362
20180–33#4,253
20170–27#4,951
20160–35#4,176
20150–53#3,140
20146#10,94960#2,850
20130–65#2,688
20120–97#2,005
20115#12,600101#1,955
20100–97#2,047
20097#10,045143#1,574
20080–70#2,636
20070–97#2,090
20060–98#2,018
20050–80#2,258
20040–88#2,070
20030–94#1,929
20020–79#2,126
20010–96#1,834
20000–111#1,591
19990–63#2,350
199811#5,525129#1,355
19977#7,401128#1,346
19966#8,104128#1,330
19956#7,94760#2,220
19948#6,45763#2,145
19930–32#3,437
19920–29#3,697
19916#7,40234#3,220
19909#5,44423#4,263
19895#8,07529#3,490
19880–23#3,909
19875#7,10925#3,536
19866#6,05014#5,221
19850–22#3,750
19840–7#8,293
19830–8#7,407
19820–0–
19810–6#9,287

Highest rank

As a boy name, Caylin reached #5,444 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #1,330 in 1996. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Caylin

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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.