Feminine dossier · first seen 1981

Kailyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011
Peak era
2011
Peak births
793
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Kailyn

How many people are named Kailyn?

An estimated 14,002 living Americans are named Kailyn.

How rare is Kailyn?

Kailyn is uncommon among babies today, with 110 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 86.1% from its 2011 peak.

How old is the typical Kailyn?

The median age of a living American named Kailyn is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 25 years old.

Is Kailyn still popular?

Not especially. Kailyn has been declining since its 2011 peak and registered 110 births in 2025.

Where is Kailyn most common?

Kailyn has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.

1981Peak 20112025
peak 2011 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
86.1%
2025
110
All-time
14,211

Kailyn spread fast — broke out in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia (2008) and ran high in 19 states within a decade.

Broke out: Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia, 2008 · over-represented in 19 states over 3 years

Alabama: broke out 2009 AL Alaska: broke out 2009 AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: never over-represented AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: broke out 2011 CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 2010 GA Hawaii: broke out 2009 HI Idaho: broke out 2010 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: never over-represented KS Kentucky: broke out 2011 KY Louisiana: broke out 2008 LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 2008 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 2008 MT Nebraska: broke out 2008 NE Nevada: broke out 2010 NV New Hampshire: broke out 2008 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: never over-represented NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 2010 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: broke out 2008 OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2011 RI South Carolina: broke out 2008 SC South Dakota: never over-represented SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: never over-represented VT Virginia: broke out 2009 VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 2008 WV Wisconsin: never over-represented WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY