Kayland
A feminine name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to the English word "glade".
Name Census estimates that about 73 living Americans carry the first name Kayland. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Kayland today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kayland births was 1996 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kayland. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Kayland. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
73
~ 1 in 4,695,265 Americans
Peak year
1996
16 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
1996 SSA rank
#9,790
Tracked since 1990
Census
Kayland in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 163 people with the first name Kayland, which placed it at #43,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,340
National first-name rank
People counted
163
163 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
51.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kayland
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kayland is Black at 51.5%. The next largest groups are White (28.8%) and Hispanic (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kayland described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kayland at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American51.5% · 84
- White28.8% · 47
- Hispanic or Latino8.6% · 14
- Two or more races7.4% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Kayland
Kayland is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 75 total registrations, 18 (24.0%) were male and 57 (76.0%) were female.
Kayland as a male name
- Ranked #9,790 in 1996
- 5 male births in 1996
- Peak: 1995 (7 births)
Kayland as a female name
- Ranked #16,626 in 2001
- 5 female births in 2001
- Peak: 1998 (12 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Kayland on both sides of the split. Of the 158 people counted with this name, 54 were male (34.2%) and 104 were female (65.8%).
Popularity
Kayland: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kayland from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 70 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kayland by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kayland during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kayland
The name Kayland has its origins in the ancient Celtic language spoken by the Britons of pre-Roman Britain. It is derived from the Proto-Celtic root word "kail" meaning "forest" or "woodland", combined with the suffix "-and" indicating a person or place.
In the 5th century AD, the name Kayland appeared in various ancient Brittonic chronicles and genealogies as a personal name for men hailing from the forested regions of what is now Wales and southwest England. The earliest recorded example is Kayland ap Meurig, a chieftain from the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd who lived around 480 AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Kayland was occasionally found in medieval Welsh poetry and prose, often associated with characters described as skilled huntsmen or warriors from the woodlands. One notable figure was Kayland the Forester, a legendary bowman said to have served under King Arthur in the 6th century.
In the 12th century, the name gained some popularity among Anglo-Norman nobles in England, possibly due to its association with the romanticized forests of medieval literature. A knight named Kayland de Montfort fought alongside Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade in 1191.
Throughout the Renaissance period, instances of the name Kayland can be found across various European cultures, though it remained relatively uncommon. A Dutch painter named Kayland van der Meer was active in the early 17th century, known for his landscapes depicting the forests of the Low Countries.
Other historical figures bearing the name Kayland include Kayland MacLeod (c. 1650-1718), a Scottish Highland warrior and clan chief from the Isle of Skye, and Kayland Beauregard (1818-1893), a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
People
Kayland + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kayland as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kayland: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kayland?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 73 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kayland going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,695,265 US residents.
Is Kayland a common name?
We classify Kayland as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 75 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kayland most popular?
The single biggest year for Kayland was 1996, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kayland is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kayland in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 163 people with the name Kayland, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kayland in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kayland?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Kayland on both sides of the split. Of the 158 people counted with this name, 54 were male (34.2%) and 104 were female (65.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kayland?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kayland is Black at 51.5%. The next largest groups are White (28.8%) and Hispanic (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kayland most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kayland in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.5% (84 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kayland in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kayland a female name?
Yes, 76.0% of people registered as Kayland in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kayland still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kayland in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kayland can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Kayland?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.