Boy or Girl

Is Kaytlyn a boy or girl name?

Kaytlyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Kaytlyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,716 US babies named Kaytlyn were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#8,154
Babies named Kaytlyn since 1985
2,716
Most popular year
1998
158 babies
Babies named Kaytlyn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Kaytlyn from 1985 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Kaytlyn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s0126100%
1990s01,272100%
2000s01,009100%
2010s0252100%
2020s057100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–13#8,154
20230–11#9,299
20220–14#7,833
20210–9#10,688
20200–10#9,907
20190–23#5,524
20180–16#7,246
20170–26#5,122
20160–13#8,633
20150–15#7,803
20140–19#6,586
20130–33#4,380
20120–25#5,479
20110–44#3,574
20100–38#3,995
20090–41#3,837
20080–64#2,818
20070–71#2,608
20060–102#1,969
20050–92#2,042
20040–108#1,776
20030–115#1,670
20020–133#1,436
20010–137#1,391
20000–146#1,308
19990–156#1,219
19980–158#1,181
19970–153#1,190
19960–144#1,224
19950–148#1,168
19940–108#1,472
19930–130#1,304
19920–128#1,318
19910–71#1,970
19900–76#1,867
19890–56#2,179
19880–33#3,068
19870–17#4,766
19860–11#6,364
19850–9#7,238

Highest rank

Kaytlyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,168 in 1995. 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 Kaytlyn

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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.