NameTides

Kaylen

Kaylen was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies).

Kaylen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kaylen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020US
Kaylen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)———
2024#3,335 (47)———
2023#2,336 (78)———
2022#2,123 (90)———
2021#2,154 (87)———
2020#1,872 (103)———
2019#1,898 (105)———
2018#1,633 (130)——#3,286 (5)
2017#1,515 (146)———
2016#1,439 (160)#5,785 (3)—#3,294 (5)
2015#1,193 (210)——#2,363 (8)
2014#1,072 (239)——#2,905 (6)
2013#938 (269)#5,742 (3)—#2,888 (6)
2012#936 (273)——#3,334 (5)
2011#848 (310)#5,785 (3)—#2,348 (8)

Kaylen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kaylen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Kaylen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#3,240 (36)#1,066 (28)——#2,789 (6)
2024#3,793 (29)#1,460 (18)———
2023#2,416 (56)#1,309 (20)—#770 (3)#2,614 (6)
2022#2,648 (50)#1,011 (29)——#2,493 (6)
2021#2,732 (46)#1,139 (24)—#552 (5)#1,898 (9)
2020#2,759 (44)#1,019 (27)—#637 (4)#1,838 (9)
2019#2,993 (40)#908 (32)#701 (3)—#1,326 (15)
2018#3,524 (31)#1,061 (26)——#1,682 (10)
2017#3,071 (38)#771 (44)——#2,439 (6)
2016#3,161 (36)#833 (38)——#1,831 (9)
2015#2,722 (44)#856 (36)———
2014#2,429 (52)#988 (29)——#1,778 (9)
2013#2,336 (54)#783 (40)———
2012#2,415 (52)#805 (39)——#2,158 (7)
2011#2,504 (49)#718 (44)——#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2009 at #687.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1949.
  • In 2025, 63% of US babies named Kaylen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kaylen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 50,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kaylen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Kaylen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KaylenCanadaGirls—too few
KaylenCanadaBoys#2,7896
KaylenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KaylenEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
KaylenIrelandGirls—too few
KaylenIrelandBoys—too few
KaylenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KaylenScotlandBoys—too few
KaylenUSGirls#2,77861
KaylenUSBoys#3,24036