Khilyn
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KIL-in
- Origin
- Modern
Khilyn is a name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Khilyn come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps a variant of Killian or Kylin
Is Khilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Khilyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Khilyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Khilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
Names related to Khilyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khilyn, updated 20 October 2026.