Is Kaylin a boy or girl name?
Kaylin is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 155 girls and 8 boys were named Kaylin, so 95.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.9% of the 19,798 US babies named Kaylin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,401
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,429
- Babies named Kaylin since 1953
- 19,798
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 894 babies
Boys and girls named Kaylin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 1980s | 28 | 1,004 | 97.3% |
| 1990s | 187 | 4,616 | 96.1% |
| 2000s | 187 | 7,373 | 97.5% |
| 2010s | 159 | 5,126 | 97% |
| 2020s | 59 | 914 | 93.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,401 | 155 | #1,429 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,791 | 144 | #1,501 |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,027 | 192 | #1,252 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,898 | 216 | #1,138 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,138 | 207 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,984 | 259 | #998 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,373 | 285 | #936 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,503 | 283 | #933 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,236 | 356 | #799 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,147 | 467 | #620 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,163 | 567 | #546 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,805 | 664 | #461 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,589 | 666 | #468 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,288 | 772 | #410 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,444 | 807 | #396 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,508 | 866 | #371 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,819 | 869 | #377 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,958 | 868 | #379 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,781 | 799 | #402 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,935 | 751 | #416 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,191 | 699 | #436 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,418 | 677 | #442 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,813 | 587 | #478 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,384 | 625 | #445 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,190 | 632 | #450 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,893 | 602 | #445 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,892 | 586 | #441 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,154 | 593 | #432 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,649 | 496 | #483 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,146 | 541 | #468 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,818 | 462 | #532 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,357 | 419 | #568 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,537 | 324 | #678 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,296 | 301 | #704 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,198 | 292 | #719 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,589 | 247 | #783 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,314 | 208 | #858 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,420 | 159 | #990 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,311 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,404 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,588 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,780 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,920 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,672 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,371 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,725 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,035 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,965 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,517 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,000 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,929 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,893 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,054 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,895 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,146 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,341 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,250 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,073 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,700 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,570 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,605 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,095 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaylin reached #2,649 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #371 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 Kaylin
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.