Kaylan
- Pronunciation
- [Kay-lan]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Kay And Kayla. Keeper Of The Keys: Pure.
- Origin
- English
Kaylan Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 783 baby boys have been named Kaylan. The name peaked in 1995 with 36 US births that year (rank #2236). In 2024, ranked #4483 nationally — 2,247 places below its 1995 peak.
Top States for Kaylan
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kaylan births are: Texas (12), Illinois (5).
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6-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kaylan's exact length and starting letter: Kaaria, Kaarle, Kaarlo, Kabaka, Kadian.
Quick Facts About Kaylan
US Popularity History (2000–2000)
Annual US births named Kaylan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 215 girls named Kaylan (girl rank #989 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kaylan Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2003–2012 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kaylan the strongest states are Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | #425 | 30 |
| 2 | Louisiana | #668 | 22 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #685 | 34 |
| 4 | Alabama | #709 | 30 |
| 5 | Georgia | #849 | 45 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | #849 | 45 |
| 2 | Alabama | #709 | 30 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #685 | 34 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #668 | 22 |
| 5 | Mississippi | #425 | 30 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2003–2012. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kaylan in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai | Unisexual Name Meaning "The Sea." | Female | Hawaiian |
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Compare Kaylan to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kaylan against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).