Unisex name · since 1949
Kaylen
Kaylen has 7,150 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,150
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,150 babies have been named Kaylen since 1949, making it today's #2798 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaylen recorded 7,150 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #2798 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #2,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,798 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,150 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylen ranks #2,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,798 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,150 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,150
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaylen's 7,150 recorded births place it above 97.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaylen compares
7,150 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Kaylen's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,150 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 425 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaylen splits its recorded history at 2000: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 425 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaylen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 425
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Kaylen popularity over time - boys
1,354 total births recorded since 1983 (Kaylen as boys' name)
Kaylen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,821 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kaylen's strongest decade.
2,821 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kaylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 318
1980s
318 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,321 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,821 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,185 births
- 2020s 466
2020s
466 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,821 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kaylen 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 Kaylen's total volume
Kaylen by state
Where Kaylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 823 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 778 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 378 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 357 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 271 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 218 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 209 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 209 | 2.9% |
823 of 7,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Kaylen appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylen's data
- Kaylen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,821 total births); usage has since declined to 466 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaylens (823 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 Kaylen: 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 (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Kaylen 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.