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Unisex name

Cailen

44% girls, 56% boys · 7 born in 2025

Cailen has been given to about 448 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 429
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cailen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 29
  • Born in 20257
  • All time448

How popular is Cailen?

Its best year was 2009, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 8992nd. The typical living American called Cailen is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Cailen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Caiden0.88
  2. Kaylen0.88
  3. Kayleen0.86
  4. Kaiden0.84
  5. Callen0.82
  6. Aileen0.80
  7. Jaylen0.79
  8. Cayden0.79

Middle names for Cailen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cailen Anne0.81
  2. Cailen Josephine0.78
  3. Cailen Rose0.77
  4. Cailen Marie0.77
  5. Cailen Grace0.77
  6. Cailen Eve0.77

Sibling names for Cailen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.78
  2. Tracebrother · 0.77
  3. Keatonbrother · 0.77
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.77
  5. Dulcesister · 0.77
  6. Ilianasister · 0.76

Where Cailen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cailen Anderson0.77
    2. Cailen White0.72
    3. Cailen Moore0.72
    4. Cailen Hill0.72
    5. Cailen Hall0.72
    6. Cailen Brown0.72

    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 Cailen

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

    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.