Is Caylin a boy or girl name?

Caylin is a girl’s name. Of the 2,558 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.6% were girls and 3.4% were boys.

Caylin

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Caylin was most popular in 2009, when 150 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,694 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,558 people named Caylin.

Caylin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Caylin’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caylin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caylin is a girl’s name — 96.6% of the 2,558 Americans given it were girls and 3.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Caylin

Where Caylin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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