Recorded 1988–2012 Girls' name Peak 2004 206 births

Kaytlen — girls' name

206 babies named Kaytlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

206 girls have been named Kaytlen since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

206
total births
1988–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kaytlen was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kaytlen in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaytlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Kaytlen between 1988 and 2012, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaytlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaytlen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaytlen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaytlen 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 206 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.

Kaytlen at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

206

Since 1988

25 years of records

Peak year

2004

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1988

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kaytlen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1988

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Kaytlen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
100 births that decade — 49% of Kaytlen's all-time total
1980s101990s862000s1002010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaytlen?
206 babies have been named Kaytlen since 1988. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
When was Kaytlen most popular?
Kaytlen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Kaytlen been used?
Kaytlen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 25 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kaytlen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, 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, 1988–2012 (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.