Given name
Kaylan
“a mighty warrior”
Kaylan is a variant of Kaelan. One interpretation is “a mighty warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaylan is a variant of Kaelan. One interpretation is “a mighty warrior.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,203
- 801 boys · 4,402 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 256 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #5,311 for boys · #8,100 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 45% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,311 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 1995. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,620 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.
Kaylan’s family of names
Kaylan has a related form in Kaila. Kaylan has a related form in Kaelan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kaylan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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