Kaylan
Kaylan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaylan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaylan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaylan
As a girl name
American parents first put Kaylan on the record books as a girl name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 231 Kaylans were born — ranking #877 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Kaylans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,878 among girl names with 16 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 4K Kaylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kaylan on the record books as a boy name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 36 Kaylans were born — ranking #2,210 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Kaylans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,023 among boy names with 27 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 835 Kaylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kaylan
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Names that sound like Kaylan
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About the name Kaylan
Kaylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kaylan's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #877. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaylan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.