Given name
Caylen
“a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair”
Caylen is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caylen is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caylen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,032
- 363 boys · 669 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #10,912 for boys · #13,538 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,538 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 853 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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