Is Kaylen a boy or girl name?
Kaylen is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 29 boys were named Kaylen, so 61.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 84.3% of the 8,404 US babies named Kaylen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,838
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,414
- Babies named Kaylen since 1949
- 8,404
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 489 babies
Boys and girls named Kaylen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1980s | 46 | 318 | 87.4% |
| 1990s | 224 | 1,321 | 85.5% |
| 2000s | 376 | 2,821 | 88.2% |
| 2010s | 447 | 2,185 | 83% |
| 2020s | 224 | 403 | 64.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,838 | 46 | #3,414 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,454 | 77 | #2,366 |
| 2022 | 50 | #2,657 | 90 | #2,130 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,751 | 87 | #2,163 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,784 | 103 | #1,875 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,026 | 105 | #1,905 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,572 | 130 | #1,636 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,099 | 146 | #1,521 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,191 | 160 | #1,443 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,741 | 210 | #1,194 |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,446 | 239 | #1,073 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,348 | 269 | #939 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,432 | 273 | #937 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,528 | 310 | #850 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,451 | 343 | #798 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,130 | 425 | #687 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,530 | 407 | #733 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,463 | 335 | #848 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,481 | 306 | #871 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,872 | 310 | #827 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,048 | 235 | #1,005 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,239 | 233 | #995 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,792 | 197 | #1,081 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,789 | 189 | #1,120 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,372 | 184 | #1,110 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,151 | 168 | #1,162 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,977 | 205 | #987 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,942 | 149 | #1,208 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,341 | 133 | #1,303 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,655 | 126 | #1,320 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,900 | 131 | #1,299 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,200 | 146 | #1,189 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,711 | 92 | #1,654 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,544 | 84 | #1,737 |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,011 | 87 | #1,693 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,166 | 71 | #1,860 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,053 | 65 | #1,899 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,291 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,109 | 36 | #2,695 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,460 | 32 | #2,894 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,596 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,876 | 18 | #4,189 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,063 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,088 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,144 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,461 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,465 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,981 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,975 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,582 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,634 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaylen reached #2,130 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #687 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 Kaylen
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.