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Cailyn

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What official birth registration shows about Cailyn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2001–2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2001 to 2018, ranging from #2150 to #5765.20052008201120152018#2150#5765
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2001#3262
2004#4598
2005#3970
2006#4157
2007#3218
2008#2150
2009#2759
2010#2589
2011#3185
2012#2969
2014#4684
2015#3615
2016#3214
2017#5765
2018#5666

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 15 of the 18 years from 2001 to 2018.

In 2011: #444 among girls in Northern Ireland, #3185 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2001–2018 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #3262 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2001 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #444 in Northern Ireland in 2011.

Cailyn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#36156HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#31857HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#215011HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#32186HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Cailyn is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Cailyn, between 2001 and 2018, in 15 of those 18 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: highest position in 2008Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2008Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 201120012018
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2001–201815#2150 in 2008
Republic of Ireland20081#665 in 2008
Northern Ireland20111#444 in 2011
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Cailyn

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2001–2018.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2001 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #444 in Northern Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.