How Many People Are Named Kaylan?
An estimated 5,041 people in the United States have the first name Kaylan. It is used for both genders, with 84.9% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kaylan peaked in popularity in 1997 with 256 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaylan 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 Kaylan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,041
About 1 in 67,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
84.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
256 births
Total Registered
5,172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaylan
Kaylan is predominantly female (84.9%), though 783 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kaylan as a male name
Ranked #4,483 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (36 births)
Kaylan as a female name
Ranked #6,494 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (231 births)
Kaylan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaylan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,915 babies were registered. Kaylan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaylan by Decade
How has Kaylan 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.
Kaylan by State
Birth registrations for Kaylan span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Washington. On average, about 96 Kaylans were registered per state.
Kaylan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaylan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaylan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaylan?
We estimate approximately 5,041 people named Kaylan 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 67,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaylan a common name?
Kaylan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaylan most popular?
Kaylan reached peak popularity in 1997, when 256 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaylan is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaylan a female name?
Kaylan is predominantly female. 84.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaylan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaylan Smith, Kaylan Johnson, Kaylan 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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