Given name

Kaileen

Kaileen is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kaileen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kaileen through the years

Babies since 1880
867
0 boys · 867 girls
Most popular year
2022
83 babies
2025
33
#4,299 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+490%
Rising fast
0204060198020002025Highest share 202221
Kaileen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1976–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (10), Texas (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,299 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 490.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 575 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.

KaileenKayleenCaileen

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kaileen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Ailen

38RareRising fast

1% boys · 99% girls

Modern

Kainat

23RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Calea

“one who is lean” · “a known beauty”

18Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Ayten

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Irish · Modern

Caoimhe

“one who is charming and beautiful”

24RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Aizel

13Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Asel

15Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kiomi

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kaileen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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