How Many People Are Named Kailan?
An estimated 1,067 people in the United States have the first name Kailan. It is used for both genders, with 52.6% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kailan peaked in popularity in 2009 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kailan 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 Kailan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kailan is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Kailan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,067
About 1 in 321,232 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.6% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
58 births
Total Registered
1,081
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kailan
Kailan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.6%) and females (47.4%). Out of 1,081 total births registered, 569 were male and 512 were female.
Kailan as a male name
Ranked #2,887 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (44 births)
Kailan as a female name
Ranked #9,845 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (39 births)
Kailan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kailan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 364 babies were registered. While Kailan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kailan by Decade
How has Kailan 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.
Kailan by State
Kailan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kailan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kailan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kailan?
We estimate approximately 1,067 people named Kailan 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 321,232 Americans share this first name.
Is Kailan a common name?
Kailan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,081 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kailan most popular?
Kailan reached peak popularity in 2009, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kailan is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kailan a male name?
Kailan is predominantly male. 52.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kailan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kailan Smith, Kailan Johnson, Kailan 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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