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Kailan

boys’ name · 53%girls’ name · 47%At its peakCompare

Kailan is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 44 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
440.00% of boys
Peak year
202244 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1990
1,081people given the name
Babies named Kailan, by year of birthboysgirls
01325385018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

569 boys have been named Kailan in the United States since 1990, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 44 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2014, and the 2010s alone account for 34%.

Kailan is used for both sexes: 47% of its bearers are girls (512), most of them born around 2009.

By decade

Decadeboys named Kailan
1990s70
2000s131
2010s191
2020s177

In 2022, its biggest year

Kailan was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.

Names that rose and fell with Kailan

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.