Kailen
Kailen is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 38 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 380.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202343 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1983
- 1,650people given the name
The story in the numbers
922 boys have been named Kailen in the United States since 1983, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 43 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 32%.
Kailen is used for both sexes: 44% of its bearers are girls (728), most of them born around 2007.
By decade
In 2023, its biggest year
Kailen was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Kailen
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Ciaranpeak 2024
- Shivpeak 2024
- Zurielpeak 2024
- Halenpeak 2021
- Abdurrahmanpeak 2014
- Canyonpeak 2021
- Kylerpeak 2019
- Tylanpeak 2024
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.