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Unisex name

Kaylen

84% girls, 16% boys · 97 born in 2025

Kaylen has been given to about 8,504 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≈ 8,429
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaylen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 489
  • Born in 202597
  • All time8,504
  • England & Wales, 202528

How popular is Kaylen?

Its best year was 2009, when 489 babies were given the name, ranking 688th. The typical living American called Kaylen is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Kaylen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kayleen0.92
  2. Kayden0.88
  3. Jaylen0.88
  4. Kaysen0.88
  5. Kalen0.88
  6. Daylen0.88
  7. Cayden0.84
  8. Callen0.84

Middle names for Kaylen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaylen Anne0.81
  2. Kaylen Catherine0.78
  3. Kaylen Josephine0.78
  4. Kaylen Rose0.77
  5. Kaylen Marie0.77
  6. Kaylen Grace0.77

Sibling names for Kaylen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.96
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.95
  4. Tracebrother · 0.95
  5. Ilianasister · 0.94
  6. Estrellasister · 0.94

Where Kaylen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Kaylen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.