Is Kaylyn a boy or girl name?
Kaylyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 58 girls and 0 boys were named Kaylyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 12,020 US babies named Kaylyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,857
- Babies named Kaylyn since 1949
- 12,020
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 464 babies
Boys and girls named Kaylyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 941 | 100% |
| 1990s | 21 | 4,039 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 12 | 4,178 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,152 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 376 | 98.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,857 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,367 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,326 | 70 | #2,541 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,999 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,388 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,942 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,745 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,646 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,399 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,272 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,216 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 255 | #985 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 277 | #926 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 354 | #769 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 356 | #770 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 413 | #703 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 411 | #723 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 462 | #642 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 409 | #693 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,411 | 420 | #662 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,466 | 396 | #690 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 408 | #651 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 430 | #600 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 392 | #644 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 437 | #589 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,790 | 443 | #568 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 437 | #563 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 462 | #519 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 419 | #558 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,347 | 436 | #546 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,577 | 459 | #536 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 398 | #591 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,132 | 383 | #595 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 287 | #724 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 315 | #678 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 263 | #749 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 197 | #889 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 160 | #983 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,318 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,642 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,210 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,451 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,050 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,421 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,726 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,729 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,076 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,467 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,303 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,119 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,467 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,641 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,946 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,354 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,862 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,821 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,259 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,518 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,064 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,959 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,396 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,129 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,382 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,425 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,462 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,530 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,556 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,413 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,356 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,690 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,635 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaylyn reached #8,347 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #519 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 Kaylyn
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.