Kylo Boy
How popular is Kylo?
#400 boy name in 2025
797 baby boys were named Kylo in the US in 2025, making it the 400th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Kylo popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #400 for boys (▼ 26 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 797 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+2177% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,230 in 2015, #449 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (870 boys) |
| Highest rank | #374 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kylo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kylo family of names ranked #392 for boys in 2025 (#367 the year before), with 820 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kylo | 797 | 97% |
| Kyloh | 15 | 2% |
| Kilo | 8 | 1% |
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 Kylo is most popular
Babies named Kylo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 1.4 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Nevada: 1.1 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- Florida: 0.7 per 1,000 (324 boys)
- District of Columbia: 0.7 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.7 per 1,000 (174 boys)
Kylo by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kylo
Questions
- Is Kylo a boy or girl name?
- Kylo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kylo were boys.
- How popular is the name Kylo?
- 797 baby boys were named Kylo in the US in 2025, making it the 400th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Kylo most popular?
- Kylo peaked in 2024, when 870 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #374 in 2024.
- How many people are named Kylo?
- 5,431 babies have been named Kylo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,414 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Kylo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kylo was most common in Hawaii, at 1.4 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.