Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kailin 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 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kailin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,410
- 189 boys · 1,221 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,294 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,294 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,485 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.
Kailin’s family of names
Kailin has a related form in Kaila. In Greek usage, Kailin as a surname is a transliteration of Καίλιν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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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