Unisex name · since 1986
Caylen
Caylen has 669 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,679 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caylen is the #13679 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 669 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylen has been recorded 669 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #13679 nationally and more common than 21% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #9,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,679 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 669 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylen ranks #9,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,679 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 669 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,679 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 669
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caylen's 669 recorded births place it above 86.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Caylen compares
669 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Caylen's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caylen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 669 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caylen's full recorded timeline at 2006, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caylen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Caylen popularity over time - boys
363 total births recorded since 1982 (Caylen as boys' name)
Caylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (238 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Caylen's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Caylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 238 births (36% of all-time use).
How Caylen 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 Caylen's total volume
Caylen by state
Where Caylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 22 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
22 of 669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Caylen's data
- Caylen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (238 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Caylens (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Caylen: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Caylen 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.