Feminine dossier · first seen 1987

Caelyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Caelyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2012

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

193

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1987Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

89.1%

2024

All-time

2,396

Caelyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 193 girls were named Caelyn.

In 2024, only 21 girls were given the name.

Down 89.1% from its peak.

All told, about 2,396 Americans have been named Caelyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1987.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2012

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