Kylen Boy
How popular is Kylen?
#878 boy name in 2025
272 baby boys were named Kylen in the US in 2025, making it the 878th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Kylen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #878 for boys (▲ 44 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 272 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #987 in 2015, #896 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (272 boys) |
| Highest rank | #874 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1981 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kylen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kylan family of names ranked #358 for boys in 2025 (#339 the year before), with 926 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kylen is most popular
Babies named Kylen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.6 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.6 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.5 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.5 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.5 per 1,000 (29 boys)
Kylen by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kylen
Questions
- Is Kylen a boy or girl name?
- Kylen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Kylen were boys.
- How popular is the name Kylen?
- 272 baby boys were named Kylen in the US in 2025, making it the 878th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Kylen most popular?
- Kylen peaked in 2025, when 272 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #874 in 2023.
- How many people are named Kylen?
- 5,424 babies have been named Kylen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,375 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Kylen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kylen was most common in Alabama, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.