Given name
Kaylin
“a mighty warrior”
Kaylin is a variant of Kaelan. One interpretation is “a mighty warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaylin 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 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,934
- 627 boys · 19,307 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 894 babies
- 2025
- 133
- #1,644 for girls · #10,199 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 126 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,644 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 869 in 2008. It also appeared in 7 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 17,014 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.
Kaylin’s family of names
Kaylin has a related form in Kaila. In English usage, Kaylin has a related form in Kaylyn. Kaylin has a related form in Kaelan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kaylin
- Kaylin WhitneyAmerican sprinterborn 1998
- Kaylin SwartSouth African female goalkeeperborn 1994
- Kaylin IrvineCanadian speed skaterborn 1990
- Kaylin RichardsonAmerican alpine skierborn 1984
- Kaylin HsiehHong Kong fencerborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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