Given name
Kaylana
“a beautiful and auspicious woman”·“one who is happy and prosperous”
Kaylana is a variant of Kalyan. Interpretations include “a beautiful and auspicious woman” (Indian) and “one who is happy and prosperous” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaylana is a variant of Kalyan. Interpretations include “a beautiful and auspicious woman” (Indian) and “one who is happy and prosperous” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaylana is a variant of Kalyan. An origin associated with Kalyan is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 665
- 0 boys · 665 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,686 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,686 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 529 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.
Kaylana’s family of names
Kaylana has a related form in Kaila. Kaylana has a related form in Kalyan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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