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Girl name

Caylyn

100% girls · last recorded 2020

Caylyn has been given to about 445 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 440
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Caylyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time445

How popular is Caylyn?

Its best year was 2009, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 5248th. The typical living American called Caylyn is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Caylyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaylyn0.97
  2. Cailyn0.89
  3. Kaylynn0.88
  4. Jaylyn0.88
  5. Carlyn0.88
  6. Kailyn0.86
  7. Katlyn0.84
  8. Kalyn0.84

Middle names for Caylyn

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

Sibling names for Caylyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keatonbrother · 0.75
  2. Tracebrother · 0.75
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.74
  4. Paulinasister · 0.74
  5. Hallesister · 0.74
  6. Palomasister · 0.74

Where Caylyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

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