Is Kailin a boy or girl name?

Kailin is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,410 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.6% were girls and 13.4% were boys.

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Kailin

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Kailin was most popular in 2000, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,986 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,410 people named Kailin.

Kailin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kailin’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kailin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kailin is mostly a girl’s name — 86.6% of the 1,410 Americans given it were girls and 13.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 73% girls and 27% 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 Kailin

Where Kailin is most concentrated

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

California 5.8×

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