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Kailyn

Pronounced K AY1 L AE1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2011
  • 72 years in use
  • 19 spellings
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How popular is Kailyn?

Kailyn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1953. It has been given to 36,530 children — the 652nd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2011, when 1,825 children were given it.

19 other spellings are counted in that total — Cailyn, Kailynn, Cailin and 16 more — because they are pronounced identically.

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20111,825

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Kailyn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Cailyn
  • Kailynn
  • Cailin
  • Kylin
  • Kailin
  • Cailynn
  • Kyleen
  • Kylan
  • Kailen
  • Kylen
  • Kailan
  • Kylinn
  • Kailynne
  • Cailen
  • Kileen
  • Cailan
  • Cailynne
  • Kylann
  • Chilyn

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K AY1 L AE1 N · K AY1 L AH0 N · K AY1 L EH1 N · K AY1 L IH0 N · K AY1 L IH1 N
Stress pattern:
11 · 10 · 11 · 10 · 11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kailyn

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kailyn

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kailyn?
Kailyn ranks 652nd among girls' names in US records, with 36,530 births since 1953. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,870.
Is Kailyn a unisex name?
No. Kailyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kailyn most popular?
2011, when 1,825 children were given the name. It has been in use for 72 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kailyn spelled?
Cailyn, Kailynn, Cailin, Kylin, Kailin, Cailynn, Kyleen, Kylan, Kailen, Kylen, Kailan, Kylinn, Kailynne, Cailen, Kileen, Cailan, Cailynne, Kylann, Chilyn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.