Given name
Caylin
“a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair”·“a young woman; a lass”
Caylin is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.” Caylin is a variant of Cailin. One interpretation is “a young woman; a lass.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caylin is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.” Caylin is a variant of Cailin. One interpretation is “a young woman; a lass.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caylin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,558
- 87 boys · 2,471 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 150 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,138 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,138 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 143 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,305 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.
Caylin’s family of names
Caylin has a related form in Cailin. Caylin has a related form in Caelan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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