Khylen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-lan
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Khylen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
Where does Khylen come from?
Modern: spelling of Kylan; probably an elaboration of Kyle
Meaning borrowed from Kylan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Khylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Khylen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khylen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Khylen, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had fewer boys named Khylen than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Khylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,075 boys in the US were given Khylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #326, up from #3,582 for this spelling alone.
Khylen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,892 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Khylen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Brecken, Kyden, Rayden, Brayden, Braylen, Finnegan, Raiden, Aiden, Keegan, Finn, Declan
Other spellings of Khylen
Kylan, Kylen, Kylin, Kylon, Khylan, Kailan, Khylin, Kylyn, Kylinn, Khylon, Kilynn
Names related to Khylen
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Khylen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khylen, updated 20 October 2026.