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How popular is the name Kalyn?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kalyns are alive today.
Kalyn (female) is a shortened form of the name Kayleigh. Kalyn itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2009; most Kalyns are registered as Kayleigh, which ranked 1639th in 2025 with 18 babies.
Most people called Kalyn are registered as Kayleigh, and share that name's profile: the Kayleigh you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old. Half of all Kayleighs born in England and Wales are between 24 and 35, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. Only some Kayleighs go by Kalyn.
How many babies are named Kalyn or Kayleigh each year?
Combined registrations of Kayleigh, Kayley, Kaylie, Kalyn. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Kayleigh rank as a registered name?
Where does Kalyn rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Kalyn short for Kayleigh?
Yes - Kalyn is a shortened form of Kayleigh. Kalyns are usually registered as Kayleigh at birth.
When was the name Kalyn most popular?
The full name Kayleigh peaked in 1996, when 1,363 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Kalyn itself peaked as a registered name in 2007, with 3 babies.
How many people are called Kalyn?
There's no official count of people who go by Kalyn, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 22,000 people registered as Kayleigh born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Kalyn.
How old is the typical Kalyn?
Most people called Kalyn are registered as Kayleigh. Most living Kayleighs are between 24 and 35; the most common age is about 30.
Is Kalyn becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.