Kalyn

Kalyn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “modern blend of Kay and Lynn”
Origin: American (modern coinage)
Say it: KAY-lin · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (95% of all uses)

Kalyn is a modern English-language coinage, often used as a blend spelling influenced by Kay, Kalen, or Lynn. It may also overlap with variant spellings of Caitlin-derived names in some cases.

American names Modern names

How popular is Kalyn?

20246.3 per million US babies

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Babies named Kalyn in 202421

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 18807,774

Kalyn is fading: recent use is about 20% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kalyn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Kaitlynmodern spelling of Caitlin · American (modern coinage)
Katelynpure · English
Caitlinpure · Irish
Katelynnpure · American (modern coinage)
Kaitlynnpure · Irish
Katlynpure · Irish
Katelinpure · Greek
Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)

Kalyn questions

What does the name Kalyn mean?

Kalyn means "modern blend of Kay and Lynn". It comes from American (modern coinage). Kalyn is a modern English-language coinage, often used as a blend spelling influenced by Kay, Kalen, or Lynn. It may also overlap with variant spellings of Caitlin-derived names in some cases.

Is Kalyn a boy or girl name?

Kalyn is mainly a girl's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kalyn?

21 US babies were named Kalyn in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Kalyn?

Kalyn is usually pronounced KAY-lin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.