Kaylen
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Kaylen: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2019.
The name Kaylen is a modern Scottish and Irish variant of the Gaelic name Caolán, derived from *caol* meaning "slender" or "fair." It also occasionally appears as a feminine spelling influenced by names like Kayla or a combination of Kay and Len. Famous bearers are rare, but Kaylen has been used in contemporary fiction and by minor athletes, though no widely recognised historical figure carries the name. There are no direct place connections, but the root *caol* appears in Scottish place names like Caol and Caolas. As a further note, Kaylen is often considered a unisex name, with usage in Scotland rising alongside similar modern inventions like Kieran and Keegan, though it remains less common than its Gaelic ancestor.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20193 babies
- Latest (2019)
- #7013 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2019
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y