Kylon
Kylon was the 2699th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2143rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 636 places. More babies were named Kylon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kylan) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,699 boys, up 125 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201657 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,432babies recorded
What does the name Kylon mean?
Kylon 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)
Kylon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,699 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,824 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,453 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,713 | 34 |
| 1990 | #7,694 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kylon, counting every spelling?
Kylon is a spelling of Kylan, a name family that ranked #363 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,699 for Kylon 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 Kylon?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kylon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kylon 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kylon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kylon?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Kylon are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Kylon mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kylon by state
How common Kylon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (10.2×). In 47 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 Kylon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kylon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kylon
How popular is the name Kylon?
Kylon was the 2699th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2143rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 636 places. More babies were named Kylon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kylon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kylon in the US.
Where is Kylon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kylon was most common in Louisiana (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.