Cailen
The Story of Cailen
As a girl name
Cailen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 13 Cailens were born — ranking #8,887 that year. As of 2026, Cailen ranks #14,326 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 197 Cailens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cailen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 17 Cailens were born — ranking #5,208 that year. As of 2026, Cailen ranks #7,764 for boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 244 Cailens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cailen
Cailen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 244 births in the dataset. Cailen's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,208. Use the chart and map above to compare Cailen'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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