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Caylan

Unisex

Meaning of Caylan: Irish: 'slender'

Caylan is a unisex name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

400

First recorded 1983 · peak 1995

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Caylan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 32.

Gender split

39% boys · 61% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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