The first name Kaylyn
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
20th-century coinage from Kay + -lyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kaylyn last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 8 births (#2,509).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kaylyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kaylyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 70 girls born in the United States were named Kaylyn, the 2,525th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1997, when 462 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Questions
- What does the name Kaylyn mean?
- 20th-century coinage from Kay + -lyn.
- How popular is the name Kaylyn?
- In 2015, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kaylyn, ranking 5,730th. Its peak was 2006, with 8 births.
- Is Kaylyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,091 US babies named Kaylyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kaylyn most popular?
- 1997 in the United States, when 462 babies were named Kaylyn, its highest rank at 519th.
- What are other spellings of Kaylyn?
- Kaelynn, Kaylynn, Kaylin, Calynn, Calyn and Kalynn.