girls:
19k births since 1953
#1068 (81st percentile)
boys:
612 births since 1987
#3974 (13th percentile)
overall:
19.6k births since 1953
#1832 (76th percentile)
The name Kaylin is the #1,832 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 19,632 recorded births since 1953. This represents the 76.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 76.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,068 (81.3% percentile) for all time with 19,020 births since 1953. For boys, it ranks #3,974 (13.3% percentile) for all time with 612 births since 1987.
Kaylin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1953 (1953 for girls and 1987 for boys). Birth data for Kaylin is available in 62 out of the 71 years between 1953 and 2023 (62 years for girls and 37 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 Kaylin has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 96.9% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 90.0% of babies named Kaylin were girls.
For girls, Kaylin reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 64.1% percentile (ranked #345) with 428 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 428 births per million (ranked 64.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kaylin ranks #808 for girls (14.7% percentile) with 82 births per million, which is 19.3% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kaylin reached its peak popularity in 1996, achieving the 3.1% percentile (ranked #754) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 15 births per million (ranked 2.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kaylin ranks #900 for boys (1.2% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 59.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kaylin".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kaylin. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 86.5% confident that Kaylin is pronounced as KAY-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAY-leen, at 13.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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