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Kaylin

Pronounced K EY0 L IH1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2008
  • 78 years in use
  • 18 spellings
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How popular is Kaylin?

Kaylin is a girls' name, and first appears in 1947. It has been given to 59,758 children — the 483rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 64% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 2,588 children were given it.

18 other spellings are counted in that total — Kaylynn, Kaylyn, Kaylen and 15 more — because they are pronounced identically.

01,2502,5003,7505,0001960198020002020
20082,588

Spelling variants

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

  • Kaylynn
  • Kaylyn
  • Kaylen
  • Kaylan
  • Kaleen
  • Caylen
  • Kaylynne
  • Kaylinn
  • Caylyn
  • Kaelan
  • Kayelynn
  • Caylynn
  • Kaelen
  • Caylan
  • Caleen
  • Kaylann
  • Caylinn
  • Kalean

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K EY0 L IH1 N · K EY1 L AE1 N · K EY1 L AH0 N · K EY1 L EH1 N · K EY1 L IH1 N
Stress pattern:
01 · 11 · 10 · 11 · 11
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Kaylin

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

Sibling names for Kaylin

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kaylin?
Kaylin ranks 483rd among girls' names in US records, with 59,758 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,983.
Is Kaylin a unisex name?
No. Kaylin is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kaylin most popular?
2008, when 2,588 children were given the name. It has been in use for 78 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kaylin spelled?
Kaylynn, Kaylyn, Kaylen, Kaylan, Kaleen, Caylen, Kaylynne, Kaylinn, Caylyn, Kaelan, Kayelynn, Caylynn, Kaelen, Caylan, Caleen, Kaylann, Caylinn, Kalean. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.