Kaylin

#1,643 for girls in 2025, 126 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 96.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2009 · 866 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,307
since 1953

Kaylin over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kaylin has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #371, 2009girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,643126#9,7147
2024#1,425156#8,9878
2023#1,500144#5,66616
2022#1,251192#6,82812
2021#1,138216#5,77615
2020#1,145207#8,7398
2019#994260#6,77712
2018#937285#7,13611
2017#932283#8,1409
2016#796357#12,1855
2015#618467#5,99914
2014#545567#5,06618
2013#459664#5,65915
2012#468666#3,53030
2011#409772#4,22123
2010#396807#4,36622
2009#371866#4,42922
2008#377869#4,71420
2007#379868#3,89326
2006#402799#4,67519
2005#416751#4,82417
2004#436699#4,12921
2003#442677#5,27114
2002#478587#4,70316
2001#445625#4,30218
2000#449632#5,04014
1999#444602#4,76214
1998#441586#2,85128
1997#432593#4,05916
1996#483496#2,59029
1995#467541#3,10022
1994#532462#2,76626
1993#568419#4,22714
1992#677324#3,45918
1991#704301#5,09610
1990#718292#4,99310
1989#781247#6,2297
1988#858208#4,16211
1987#986159#4,23910
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five girls were named Kaylin! It came in at #5,673, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1955, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kaylin is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedNHWashington: #368 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,326 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #955 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,213 girlsILWisconsin: #464 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsWIMichigan: #722 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,179 girlsMINew York: #979 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,504 girlsNYMassachusetts: #718 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,445 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedRIOregon: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #551 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,846 girlsINOhio: #601 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,719 girlsOHPennsylvania: #794 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,739 girlsPANew Jersey: #515 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,117 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,360 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 15,229 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kaylin, so not publishedHITexas: #1,207 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 12,829 girlsTXFlorida: #646 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,209 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#368 · 1 in 2,326
  2. Louisiana#418 · 1 in 2,631
  3. Wisconsin#464 · 1 in 4,094
  4. Oregon#486 · 1 in 3,138
  5. New Jersey#515 · 1 in 4,117

Best ever in a state: #139 in Hawaii, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#368121 in 2,326
Louisiana#418101 in 2,631
Wisconsin#46471 in 4,094
Oregon#48651 in 3,138
New Jersey#515111 in 4,117
Indiana#55171 in 4,846
Ohio#601121 in 5,719
Florida#646141 in 5,209
Massachusetts#71851 in 7,445
Michigan#72281 in 7,179
Pennsylvania#79481 in 8,739
Illinois#95581 in 9,213
New York#979121 in 9,504
Texas#1,207101 in 12,829
California#1,360151 in 15,229
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kaylin
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 218 spots since 2024 (#1,425 → #1,643)
  • 498 spots since 2020 (#1,145 → #1,643)
  • 1,025 spots since 2015 (#618 → #1,643)
  • Biggest jump: 318 spots in 1987 (#1,304 → #986)
  • Biggest drop: 178 spots in 2016 (#618 → #796)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 2009 at #371 (866 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1987–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,121
  • Highest: 1 in 2,121 girls born in 2009 were named Kaylin (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,756 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 38.2% of all girls named Kaylin (7,373) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s11#5,325 (1956)#5,499
1960s65#3,958 (1969)#5,140
1970s69#4,626 (1979)#6,464
1980s1,004#781 (1989)#2,045
1990s4,616#432 (1997)#547
2000s7,373#371 (2009)#420
2010s5,128#396 (2010)#655
2020s1,041#1,138 (2021)#1,350

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kaylin in 1988

girls
#858
208 births · 1 in 8,562 girls
boys
#4,162
11 births · 1 in 174,026 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #858Kaylin208

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #4,162Kaylin11
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 8,562 of them was named Kaylin, which outranked 93.8% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaylin
  1. #852Micah210
  2. #852Paola210
  3. #857Roberta209
  4. #858Kaylin208
  5. #858Kortney208
  6. #860Danica207
  7. #861Alexandrea206
  8. #861Cory206

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 174,026 of them was named Kaylin, which outranked 51.0% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaylin
  1. #3,915Zackry12
  2. #3,915Zion12
  3. #3,915Zuri12
  4. #4,162Kaylin11
  5. #4,162Aaryn11
  6. #4,162Abdulaziz11
  7. #4,162Abiel11
  8. #4,450Abigail10
  9. #4,450Adem10
  10. #4,450Adham10

Tied with 287 names at #4,162; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →