Cailan
Alvin Cailan is an American chef, author, and television host. He is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube and Hulu. Cailan launched Eggslut, a food truck that specialized in egg sandwiches. The food truck quickly became popular and often had waits that stretched to two hours long.
Meaning & Origin of Cailan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alvin Cailan is an American chef, author, and television host. He is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube and Hulu. Cailan launched Eggslut, a food truck that specialized in egg sandwiches. The food truck quickly became popular and often had waits that stretched to two hours long.
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The Story of Cailan
As a girl name
Cailan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 11 Cailans were born — ranking #9,048 that year. As of 2026, Cailan ranks #14,958 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 71 Cailans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cailan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 15 Cailans were born — ranking #5,719 that year. As of 2026, Cailan ranks #8,287 for boys with 9 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 174 Cailans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cailan
Cailan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Cailan's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,719. Use the chart and map above to compare Cailan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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