Kaylin

Origin: Modern coinage — Variant of Kaylyn · 20th-century blend of Kay and Lyn

Girl's name · #1644 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Kaylin's best rank, #371, came in 2009; it has settled back to #1644 today. Roughly 19,000 girls have been named Kaylin since 1953.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,099 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #3,190 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,235 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kaylins

Kaylin Whitney — American sprinter
Kaylin Swart — South African female goalkeeper
Kaylin Irvine — Canadian speed skater
Kaylin Richardson — American alpine skier
Kaylin Hsieh — Hong Kong fencer

What Kaylins become

Among 19 notable people named Kaylin:

Sports figures appear 3.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaylin Whitney, American sprinter.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kaylynn (#1576), Kailyn (#1825), and Kailynn (#2343), Kaylin would rank around #645 with about 450 births last year — the newborns split about 30/28/25/17 across Kaylynn, Kaylin, Kailyn, and Kailynn.

Similar names: Kaylynn · Janessa · Kayleigh · Jaelyn · Jaylin · Kaila

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