Fun Facts About the Name Kaylin
- More than 19 thousand babies named Kaylin: U.S. records list 19,931 babies given the name Kaylin from 1880 through 2025. Even 627 boys received the name Kaylin - about 1 boy for every 31 girls.
What Does the Name Kaylin Mean?
Kaylin is a modern feminine name used mainly in English-speaking countries. It has no single agreed literal meaning because it is usually explained as a variant spelling of another modern name. One common explanation is that it is a variant of Kaylyn or Kaylynn, formed from Kay or Kayla plus the ending -lyn (from Lynn, a Welsh name meaning "lake"). Kay is a short form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine, a name of uncertain origin that was later associated with katharos, "pure." Another explanation links Kaylin to Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, which would give the customary meaning "pure." A third, less certain connection is to the Irish name Caoilinn, from caol "slender" and fionn "fair," but that name is usually anglicized as Keelin and pronounced differently. Because these derivations overlap and none is clearly documented for Kaylin itself, the safest statement is that the meaning is uncertain.
Kaylin Name History & Origins
Kaylin is one of several English feminine spellings that draw on the sounds of Kay, Caitlin, and Lynn. Forms such as Caitlin, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Kayla, Kaylee, and Kaylyn have been used in English-speaking countries, and Kaylin fits into that cluster. If Kaylin is a variant of Kaylyn or Kayla, its history is mostly modern: Kayla is often described as a short form of Kay or as a modern name, and the ending -lyn follows a familiar English pattern. If Kaylin is a variant of Caitlin, its deeper history is the history of Katherine. Katherine spread through medieval Europe because of Saint Catherine of Alexandria; it became Caitlín in Irish and Caitlin in English, and later English spellings multiplied. Kaylin does not have a separate ancient Irish or Gaelic history that can be documented apart from these parent names. The two main explanations cannot be fully separated, and no single line of development is certain.
How Popular is the Name Kaylin?
Kaylin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #371 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,644 | 126 | 0.0078% |
| 2024 | #1,429 | 155 | 0.0096% |
| 2023 | #1,501 | 144 | 0.0090% |
| 2022 | #1,252 | 192 | 0.0117% |
| 2021 | #1,138 | 216 | 0.0132% |
| 2020 | #1,147 | 207 | 0.0128% |
| 2019 | #998 | 259 | 0.0154% |
| 2018 | #936 | 285 | 0.0168% |
| 2017 | #933 | 283 | 0.0164% |
| 2016 | #799 | 356 | 0.0201% |
| 2015 | #620 | 467 | 0.0262% |
| 2014 | #546 | 567 | 0.0317% |
| 2013 | #461 | 664 | 0.0378% |
| 2012 | #468 | 666 | 0.0378% |
| 2011 | #410 | 772 | 0.0439% |
| 2010 | #396 | 807 | 0.0454% |
| 2009 | #371 | 866 | 0.0471% |
| 2008 | #377 | 869 | 0.0460% |
| 2007 | #379 | 868 | 0.0452% |
| 2006 | #402 | 799 | 0.0420% |
| 2005 | #416 | 751 | 0.0406% |
| 2004 | #436 | 699 | 0.0381% |
| 2003 | #442 | 677 | 0.0371% |
| 2002 | #478 | 587 | 0.0327% |
| 2001 | #445 | 625 | 0.0347% |
| 2000 | #450 | 632 | 0.0348% |
| 1999 | #445 | 602 | 0.0339% |
| 1998 | #441 | 586 | 0.0332% |
| 1997 | #432 | 593 | 0.0341% |
| 1996 | #483 | 496 | 0.0283% |
| 1995 | #468 | 541 | 0.0308% |
| 1994 | #532 | 462 | 0.0259% |
| 1993 | #568 | 419 | 0.0232% |
| 1992 | #678 | 324 | 0.0176% |
| 1991 | #704 | 301 | 0.0161% |
| 1990 | #719 | 292 | 0.0154% |
| 1989 | #783 | 247 | 0.0134% |
| 1988 | #858 | 208 | 0.0117% |
| 1987 | #990 | 159 | 0.0091% |
| 1986 | #1,311 | 102 | 0.0059% |
| 1985 | #1,404 | 91 | 0.0053% |
| 1984 | #1,588 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 1983 | #1,780 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 1982 | #2,920 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #3,672 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #5,371 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #4,725 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #8,035 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,965 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #7,517 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,982 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #7,000 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #6,929 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,893 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,054 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #5,895 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,146 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,341 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #7,250 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,073 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #4,700 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #5,570 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #5,605 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #6,095 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,199 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,401 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #5,791 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #7,027 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,898 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #9,138 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,984 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,373 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,503 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #13,236 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #6,147 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,163 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #5,805 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #3,589 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,288 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,444 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #4,508 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #4,819 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #3,958 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #4,781 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #4,935 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,191 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #5,418 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #4,813 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #4,384 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #5,190 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #4,893 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #2,892 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #4,154 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #2,649 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #3,146 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #2,818 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #4,357 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #3,537 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #5,296 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #5,198 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #6,589 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,314 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,420 | 10 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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