Is Kaylan a boy or girl name?
Kaylan is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 23 boys were named Kaylan, so 43.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 84.9% of the 5,172 US babies named Kaylan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,483
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,494
- Babies named Kaylan since 1970
- 5,172
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 256 babies
Boys and girls named Kaylan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1980s | 84 | 677 | 89% |
| 1990s | 237 | 1,678 | 87.6% |
| 2000s | 204 | 1,388 | 87.2% |
| 2010s | 177 | 549 | 75.6% |
| 2020s | 81 | 86 | 51.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,483 | 18 | #6,494 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,975 | 13 | #8,262 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,320 | 19 | #6,339 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,901 | 15 | #7,448 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,137 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,453 | 26 | #5,101 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,663 | 19 | #6,386 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,408 | 28 | #4,871 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,695 | 37 | #4,036 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,970 | 46 | #3,453 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,372 | 37 | #4,054 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,803 | 63 | #2,744 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,603 | 85 | #2,220 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,421 | 94 | #2,062 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,952 | 114 | #1,804 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,600 | 119 | #1,816 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,370 | 109 | #1,939 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,902 | 113 | #1,863 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,672 | 144 | #1,527 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,441 | 131 | #1,560 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,771 | 102 | #1,865 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,327 | 140 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,410 | 148 | #1,320 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,383 | 167 | #1,216 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,371 | 215 | #989 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,086 | 193 | #1,053 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,551 | 211 | #968 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,030 | 231 | #879 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,717 | 170 | #1,090 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,236 | 165 | #1,081 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,472 | 178 | #1,035 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,829 | 156 | #1,138 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,883 | 149 | #1,179 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,921 | 98 | #1,570 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,086 | 127 | #1,286 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,158 | 115 | #1,345 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,149 | 104 | #1,369 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,108 | 63 | #1,846 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,667 | 64 | #1,791 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,923 | 81 | #1,513 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,845 | 81 | #1,437 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,205 | 95 | #1,289 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,872 | 24 | #3,475 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,813 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,220 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,504 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,611 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaylan reached #2,236 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #879 in 1997. 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 Kaylan
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.