Kylin
Kylin was the 1739th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1287th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 143 places. More babies were named Kylin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kylan) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,739 boys, down 180 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94boys
- Girls and boys
- 24% girls, 76% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,449babies recorded
What does the name Kylin mean?
Kylin 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)
Kylin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,414 | #1,739 | 32 | 94 |
| 2020 | #3,472 | #1,559 | 44 | 106 |
| 2010 | #2,884 | #1,862 | 60 | 78 |
| 2000 | #6,100 | #2,712 | 18 | 34 |
| 1990 | #12,163 | #8,898 | 6 | 5 |
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How popular is Kylin, counting every spelling?
Kylin is a spelling of Kylan, a name family that ranked #363 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,739 for Kylin 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 Kylin?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kylin (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kylin 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 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kylin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kylin?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Kylin are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Kylin 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.
Kylin by state
How common Kylin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (9.6×), Louisiana (5.1×), South Carolina (4.3×), Alabama (4.2×), North Carolina (2.6×). In 33 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 Kylin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kylin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kylin
How popular is the name Kylin?
Kylin was the 1739th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1287th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 143 places. More babies were named Kylin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kylin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 24% girls, 76% boys given the name Kylin in the US.
Where is Kylin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kylin was most common in Mississippi (0.69 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.