Caylen
JC Caylen is an American YouTube personality from Houston, Texas.
Meaning & Origin of Caylen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
JC Caylen is an American YouTube personality from Houston, Texas.
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The Story of Caylen
As a girl name
Caylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 41 Caylens were born — ranking #3,800 that year. As of 2026, Caylen ranks #9,006 for girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 681 Caylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Caylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 21 Caylens were born — ranking #4,463 that year. As of 2026, Caylen ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 357 Caylens 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 Caylen
Caylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 681 births in the dataset. Caylen's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Caylen'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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