girls:
4.4k births since 1970
#2589 (55th percentile)
boys:
760 births since 1982
#3827 (16th percentile)
overall:
5.1k births since 1970
#3809 (51st percentile)
The name Kaylan is the #3,809 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,131 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 50.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 50.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,589 (54.7% percentile) for all time with 4,371 births since 1970. For boys, it ranks #3,827 (16.5% percentile) for all time with 760 births since 1982.
Kaylan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (1970 for girls and 1982 for boys). Birth data for Kaylan is available in 46 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023 (46 years for girls and 42 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kaylan has been given predominantly to girls, with 85.2% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 39.4% of babies named Kaylan were girls.
For girls, Kaylan reached its peak popularity in 1997, achieving the 26.0% percentile (ranked #639) with 121 births per million. The name was most common in 1997, with 121 births per million (ranked 26.0% percentile). Despite a low point in 2008, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Kaylan ranks #939 for girls (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 6.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kaylan reached its peak popularity in 1995, achieving the 3.9% percentile (ranked #769) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 1995, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kaylan ranks #896 for boys (1.6% percentile) with 11 births per million, which is 61.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kaylan".
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