Caylyn 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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caylyn through the years
Babies since 1880
445
0 boys · 445 girls
Most popular year
2009
27 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Caylyn in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1986–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 465 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.