Is Kaelyn a boy or girl name?
Kaelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 126 girls and 5 boys were named Kaelyn, so 96.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 15,517 US babies named Kaelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,174
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,636
- Babies named Kaelyn since 1959
- 15,517
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,006 babies
Boys and girls named Kaelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1990s | 29 | 2,139 | 98.7% |
| 2000s | 21 | 6,463 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 27 | 5,597 | 99.5% |
| 2020s | 5 | 818 | 99.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,174 | 126 | #1,636 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,546 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,525 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,226 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,109 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,046 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 280 | #948 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 333 | #821 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 391 | #726 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,149 | 602 | #522 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 533 | #575 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 692 | #443 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,285 | 754 | #417 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,310 | 822 | #385 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,450 | 945 | #340 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,658 | 997 | #332 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 949 | #351 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 987 | #338 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,110 | 879 | #370 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,355 | 562 | #521 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 502 | #569 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 438 | #612 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 389 | #650 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 380 | #663 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 380 | #651 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 343 | #668 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 292 | #744 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,698 | 316 | #685 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,768 | 298 | #711 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,656 | 312 | #682 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,046 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,379 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,490 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,743 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,589 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,694 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,743 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,078 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,939 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,620 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,357 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,771 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,348 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,711 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,897 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,353 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,507 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,960 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,200 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,551 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,702 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaelyn reached #4,656 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #332 in 2009. 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 Kaelyn
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.