Given name
Kaylyn
“a beautiful girl from the meadow”
Kaylyn is a variant of Kaelyn. One English interpretation is “a beautiful girl from the meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaylyn is a variant of Kaelyn. One English interpretation is “a beautiful girl from the meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaylyn 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,091
- 38 boys · 12,053 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 464 babies
- 2025
- 70
- #2,525 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 70 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,525 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and 2 other areas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,517 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.
Kaylyn’s family of names
Kaylyn has a related form in Kaila. In English usage, Kaylyn has a related form in Kaylin. Kaylyn has a related form in Kaelyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kaylynnvariant · English
- Kaylinvariant · English
- Kaelynvariant · English
- Kailavariant
- Kaelynnvariant · English
- Kalynnvariant · English
- Calynvariant · English
- Calynnvariant · English
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People named Kaylyn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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