Kylen
Kylen was the 879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 272 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 877th; the most babies were born in 2025 (272). Over the last ten years it has moved up 109 places. More babies were named Kylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kylan) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #879 boys, up 18 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 272boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025272 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,424babies recorded
What does the name Kylen mean?
Kylen is a spelling of Kylan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kylan's meaning and origin.
Kylan is a modern American coinage. Wiktionary describes it as a recent invention and compares it with Kyle, and it fits a pattern of boys' names that add -an or -en to a familiar sound (Kylen is a listed variant). Kyle itself began as a Scottish place name and surname from Gaelic caol, narrows. Because Kylan has no recorded history of its own, we do not assign it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage; any meaning comes only through Kyle ('narrows').
Related names: Kylen, Kyle, Kellan.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kylan' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyle' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Kylen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,490 | #879 | 23 | 272 |
| 2020 | #6,793 | #897 | 17 | 252 |
| 2010 | #5,183 | #1,170 | 27 | 157 |
| 2000 | #8,316 | #1,888 | 12 | 56 |
| 1990 | #7,111 | #4,100 | 12 | 14 |
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How popular is Kylen, counting every spelling?
Kylen is a spelling of Kylan, a name family that ranked #363 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #879 for Kylen on its own. Together these spellings went to 926 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kylan | 507 | #579 | 2,665 |
| Kylen | 272 | #879 | 1,296 |
| Kylin | 94 | #1,739 | 616 |
| Kylon | 48 | #2,699 | 224 |
| Kilan | — | — | 41 |
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 Kylen?
272 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kylen (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kylen 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 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kylen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kylen?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Kylen are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Kylen 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.
Kylen by state
How common Kylen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (4.3×), Louisiana (4.0×), South Carolina (3.5×), Arkansas (3.5×), Mississippi (3.4×). In 25 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 Kylen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kylen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kylen
How popular is the name Kylen?
Kylen was the 879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 272 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 877th; the most babies were born in 2025 (272). Over the last ten years it has moved up 109 places. More babies were named Kylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kylen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Kylen in the US.
Where is Kylen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kylen was most common in Alabama (0.64 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.