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Kailyn

KAY-lin

Popularity

#1578

falling

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Greek

Total Births

14,230

Peak Year

#799 in 2011

First Recorded

1981

Style

Modern & Trendy

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Kailyn is a modern American name, possibly a combination of Kay and Lynn. Kay can be derived from Katherine (Greek, "pure") or it could be Irish meaning "keeper of the keys, pure."

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Numerology

8

The Achiever

Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.

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Personality Traits

IndependentCreativeIntelligentKind

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