Is Caylen a boy or girl name?

Caylen is a unisex name. Of the 1,032 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 64.8% were girls and 35.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Caylen

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Caylen was most popular in 2010, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,952 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,032 people named Caylen.

Caylen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Caylen’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caylen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caylen is a unisex name — 64.8% of the 1,032 Americans given it were girls and 35.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 58% girls and 42% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org