Caylan
The Story of Caylan
As a girl name
Caylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 20 Caylans were born — ranking #4,846 that year. As of 2026, Caylan ranks #15,899 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 246 Caylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Caylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 19 Caylans were born — ranking #3,337 that year. As of 2026, Caylan ranks #10,726 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 154 Caylans 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 Caylan
Caylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 246 births in the dataset. Caylan's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #4,846. Use the chart and map above to compare Caylan'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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