How Many People Are Named Caylen?
An estimated 1,004 people in the United States have the first name Caylen. It is used for both genders, with 65.0% female. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Caylen peaked in popularity in 2010 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caylen 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 Caylen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,004
About 1 in 341,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
65.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2010
60 births
Total Registered
1,020
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caylen
Caylen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.0%) and females (65.0%). Out of 1,020 total births registered, 357 were male and 663 were female.
Caylen as a male name
Ranked #7,834 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (21 births)
Caylen as a female name
Ranked #10,408 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (41 births)
Caylen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caylen span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 363 babies were registered. Caylen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caylen by Decade
How has Caylen 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.
Caylen by State
Birth registrations for Caylen span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Florida, California, Tennessee. On average, about 12 Caylens were registered per state.
Caylen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caylen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caylen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caylen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caylen?
We estimate approximately 1,004 people named Caylen 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 341,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Caylen a common name?
Caylen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,020 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caylen most popular?
Caylen reached peak popularity in 2010, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caylen is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caylen a female name?
Caylen is predominantly female. 65.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caylen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caylen Smith, Caylen Johnson, Caylen 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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