Khylan
Khylan was the 3108th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1834th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,127 places. More babies were named Khylan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,108 boys, down 771 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201983 babies
- Total since 1880
- 745babies recorded
Khylan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,108 | 39 |
| 2020 | #2,337 | 58 |
| 2010 | #4,950 | 19 |
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How popular is Khylan, counting every spelling?
Khylan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 99 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 99 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khylan | 39 | #3,108 | 256 |
| Khylen | 31 | #3,618 | 171 |
| Khylin | 18 | #5,317 | 115 |
| Khylon | 6 | #11,395 | 42 |
| Khilan | 5 | #13,047 | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Khylan?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Khylan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Khylan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Khylan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Khylan?
About 700 people born in the US named Khylan are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Khylan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Khylan by state
How common Khylan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.3×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Khylan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Khylan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Khylan
How popular is the name Khylan?
Khylan was the 3108th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1834th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,127 places. More babies were named Khylan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Khylan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Khylan in the US.
Where is Khylan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Khylan was most common in Mississippi (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Georgia.