The baby name Kailin is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈkeɪlɪn (KAY-lin),kaɪˈlɪn (KY-lin),ˈkeɪliːn (KAY-leen).
The baby name Kailin is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈkeɪlɪn (KAY-lin),kaɪˈlɪn (KY-lin),ˈkeɪliːn (KAY-leen).
Kailin is Chinese, English, Irish in Origin.
Kailin is a contemporary cross-cultural given name with several plausible roots. In English it most often appears as a modern blend of Kay + Lynn and as a spelling variant of Kaylin/Kailyn, names that gained traction in the United States from the 1980s through the early 2000s; usage is largely feminine but can be unisex. It also touches the Irish tradition through Caitlín (Caitlin), the Gaelic form of Catherine, and is sometimes conflated with cailín, the Irish noun for “girl.”
Meaning varies by route: from Caitlín/Catherine it carries the sense “pure”; from Irish cailín it evokes “girl”; in Chinese, Kailin commonly represents names such as 凯琳 or 凯林, read as “triumphant + fine jade/forest”; and in Slavic contexts it echoes Kalin, linked to the viburnum (guelder-rose). Related forms include Kaylin, Kailyn, Kaelyn, Caelin, Cailin, Kalin, Kaelin, and Kaylyn; short forms Kai, Kali, and Lin/Lynn.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2009 | #1 | — | 756 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2004 | #292 | 5 | 2,526 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #353 | 7 | 8,829 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #561 | 26 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 18 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
Kailin is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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