Khylin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-lan
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Khylin is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
Where does Khylin come from?
Modern: spelling of Kylan; probably an elaboration of Kyle
Meaning borrowed from Kylan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Khylin a girl's or a boy's name?
Khylin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khylin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Khylin, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,688th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
2025 had fewer boys named Khylin than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Khylin in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,075 boys in the US were given Khylin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #326, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
Khylin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,688 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Khylin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finnegan Brecken Rayden Kyden Kyaire Finn Declan Braylen Keegan Ronan Raiden
Other spellings of Khylin
Kylan Kylen Kylin Kylon Khylan Khylen Kailan Kylyn Kylinn Khylon Kilynn
Names related to Khylin
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, “Khylin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khylin, updated 20 October 2026.