girls:
502 births since 1988
#5214 (9th percentile)
boys:
525 births since 1990
#4061 (11th percentile)
overall:
1k births since 1988
#6712 (13th percentile)
The name Kailan is the #6,712 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,027 recorded births since 1988. This represents the 13.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,061 (11.4% percentile) for all time with 525 births since 1990. For girls, it ranks #5,214 (8.8% percentile) for all time with 502 births since 1988.
Kailan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1988 (1988 for girls and 1990 for boys).
The name Kailan is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 84.0% of babies named Kailan were boys. Interestingly, until around 2004, the name was more popular for girls (62.5% girls from 1988 to 2003), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (56.3% boys from 2004 to 2023).
For boys, Kailan reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 4.2% percentile (ranked #885) with 23 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 23 births per million (ranked 4.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2007, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kailan is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #874 (4.1% percentile) with 23 births per million.
For girls, Kailan reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #925) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 19 births per million (ranked 3.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2012, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kailan ranks #944 for girls (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 23.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kailan".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kailan. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 71.8% confident that Kailan is pronounced as KAY-luhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAI-luhn, at 28.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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