Kaylen
Kaylen is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaylen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaylen 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 Kaylen
As a girl name
American parents first put Kaylen on the record books as a girl name in 1949, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 425 Kaylens were born — ranking #687 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Kaylens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,519 among girl names with 44 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 7K Kaylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kaylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 64 births, good for #2,119 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Kaylens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,318 among boy names with 36 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 1K Kaylens 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 Kaylen
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Names that sound like Kaylen
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About the name Kaylen
Kaylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Kaylen's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #687. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaylen'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.