Recorded 1986–2020 Girls' name Peak 2009 445 births

Caylyn — girls' name

445 babies named Caylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s1302000s1752010s992020s9
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Caylyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

27 babies were named Caylyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Caylyn between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caylyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caylyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caylyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caylyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caylyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 445 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caylyn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

445

Since 1986

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1986

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2020

Caylyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
27
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 202020142010200620021998199419891986 7

Caylyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
175 births that decade — 39% of Caylyn's all-time total
1980s321990s1302000s1752010s992020s9

Caylyn by state

Where Caylyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caylyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
5 1.1%
Virginia share of Caylyn's total US births 1.1%

5 of 445 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caylyn?
445 babies have been named Caylyn since 1986. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 27 births.
When was Caylyn most popular?
Caylyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Caylyn most popular?
The top states for the name Caylyn are Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Caylyn been used?
Caylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 35 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Caylyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayla, Caylee, Caydence, Caylin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.