Caylen is a rare variant of Cailyn that peaked in 2010 and has grown less common since.
Caylen is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,538 among girls (6) and #10,912 among boys (6) — overall #14,468 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #13,538 | #10,912 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #10,441 | #7,871 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #9,104 | #9,924 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #9,834 | #12,683 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #9,091 | #8,966 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #8,503 | #8,882 |
| 2019 | 32 | 32 | #7,092 | #5,603 |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | #6,578 | #7,719 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #9,447 | #8,276 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #5,833 | #6,796 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #6,779 | #6,050 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #5,190 | — |
| 2013 | 52 | 52 | #4,555 | #4,497 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #5,941 | #5,760 |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #4,383 | #8,183 |
| 2010 | 60 | 60 | #3,760 | #4,872 |
| 2009 | 58 | 58 | #3,809 | #5,363 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | #4,783 | #4,925 |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | #4,714 | #5,467 |
| 2006 | 34 | 34 | #5,752 | #6,986 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #7,587 | #7,733 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #5,794 | #8,260 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #6,652 | — |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | #5,715 | #6,148 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #7,818 | #7,638 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #8,126 | #10,614 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | #5,954 | #10,142 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | #7,632 | #5,195 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #8,460 | #6,167 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #6,110 | #6,058 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #8,190 | #7,101 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,691 | — |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #7,099 | #6,923 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #8,853 | — |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #7,037 | #5,149 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,399 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #9,839 | #6,314 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #8,512 | #7,449 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #7,463 | #5,043 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #7,864 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,678 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,510 |