Given name
Kailyn
“a beautiful girl from the meadow”
Kailyn is a variant of Kaelyn. One English interpretation is “a beautiful girl from the meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kailyn is a variant of Kaelyn. One English interpretation is “a beautiful girl from the meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kailyn is a variant of Kaelyn. An origin associated with Kaelyn is English.
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
Kailyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,351
- 140 boys · 14,211 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 799 babies
- 2025
- 118
- #1,825 for girls · #9,293 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 110 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,825 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 793 in 2011. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,777 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.
Kailyn’s family of names
Kailyn has a related form in Kaila. Kailyn has a related form in Kaelyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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