Cailin - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Cailin \ca(i)-lin\ is pronounced KAY-lin. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "girl, lass". Possibly a contemporary variant of Cailean (Scottish). See also Kaylin.

Cailin has 5 variant forms: Caelan, Caelyn, Caileen, Cailyn and Caylin.

For more information, see also the related name Colleen.

Baby names that sound like Cailin are Kailin, Cayelin, Callan, Callen, Calina, Kalin, Kailyn, Kailan and Kaelin.

Cailin is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cailin. Click here to compare Cailin with related baby names.