Girls' name · since 1990
Cailynn
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,183 babies named Cailynn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,183
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cailynn is the #6674 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,183 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cailynn has been recorded 1,183 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #6674 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,674 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,183 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cailynn ranks #6,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,674 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,183 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,183
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cailynn's 1,183 recorded births place it above 90.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cailynn compares
1,183 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cailynn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cailynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,183 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cailynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cailynn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cailynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Cailynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (529 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Cailynn's strongest decade.
529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cailynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
386 births
- 2010s
2010s
529 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 529 births (45% of all-time use).
How Cailynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cailynn's total volume
Cailynn by state
Where Cailynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 66 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 40 | 3.4% |
| #3 | California | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
66 of 1,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cailynn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cailynn's data
- Cailynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (529 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cailynns (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cailynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cailynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.