Is Kailan a boy or girl name?

Kailan is a unisex name. Of the 1,118 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 46.4% were girls and 53.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2013, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kailan

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Kailan was most popular in 2009, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,126 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,118 people named Kailan.

Kailan over time

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

Is Kailan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kailan is a unisex name — 46.4% of the 1,118 Americans given it were girls and 53.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2013 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 22% girls and 78% 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