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Kaylan

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1990s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A blend of Kay and Lyn, loosely echoing Irish Caolan, slender, though the link is not well documented.”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kaylan peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,650 people · the #5,858 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 11

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Kaylan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 261 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Kaylan

Most people given the name Kaylan in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Kaylan you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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