How Many People Are Named Caylan?
An estimated 390 people in the United States have the first name Caylan. It is used for both genders, with 61.5% female. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Caylan peaked in popularity in 1995 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caylan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caylan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
390
About 1 in 878,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
61.5% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
32 births
Total Registered
400
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caylan
Caylan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (38.5%) and females (61.5%). Out of 400 total births registered, 154 were male and 246 were female.
Caylan as a male name
Ranked #10,968 in 2013
6 male births in 2013
Peak: 1992 (19 births)
Caylan as a female name
Ranked #16,366 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1995 (20 births)
Caylan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caylan span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 194 babies were registered. Caylan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caylan by Decade
How has Caylan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caylan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caylan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caylan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caylan?
We estimate approximately 390 people named Caylan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 878,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Caylan a common name?
Caylan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 400 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caylan most popular?
Caylan reached peak popularity in 1995, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caylan is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caylan a female name?
Caylan is predominantly female. 61.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caylan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caylan Smith, Caylan Johnson, Caylan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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