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Kaylan

85% girls, 15% boys · 31 born in 2025

Kaylan has been given to about 5,203 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,135
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaylan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 256
  • Born in 202531
  • All time5,203
  • England & Wales, 202524

How popular is Kaylan?

Its best year was 1997, when 256 babies were given the name, ranking 879th. The typical living American called Kaylan is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaylan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raylan0.88
  2. Jaylan0.88
  3. Callan0.84
  4. Kayla0.78
  5. Kylan0.80
  6. Alan0.75
  7. Kaylah0.78
  8. Allan0.75

Middle names for Kaylan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaylan Eve0.80
  2. Kaylan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Kaylan Josephine0.78
  4. Kaylan Anne0.78
  5. Kaylan Rose0.77
  6. Kaylan Louise0.77

Sibling names for Kaylan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.88
  2. Tianasister · 0.88
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.88
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.88
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.87
  6. Hannasister · 0.87

Where Kaylan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kaylan Anderson0.74
    2. Kaylan White0.72
    3. Kaylan Reyes0.72
    4. Kaylan Moore0.72
    5. Kaylan Lee0.72
    6. Kaylan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kaylan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.