Kylen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-lan
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #878 for boys
Kylen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 878th for boys in the US (272 babies).
Where does Kylen come from?
Modern: spelling of Kylan; probably an elaboration of Kyle
Meaning borrowed from Kylan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kylen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 23 girls and 272 boys in the US.
How popular is Kylen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Kylen, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kylen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were given Kylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #655, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Kylen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
How popular is Kylen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #878among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 272about 1 in 6,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 272 boys in the US were named Kylen, making it the 878th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. It first appears in the records in 1981. 23 girls were also named Kylen in 2025 (5,409th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Kylen of any year since it first appeared, in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Kylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,075 boys in the US were given Kylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #326, up from #878 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 31% of the babies named Kylen in the US in 1993, and 8% in 2025.
Kylen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272 | #878 |
| 2024 | 251 | #922 |
| 2023 | 268 | #874 |
| 2022 | 260 | #897 |
| 2021 | 245 | #924 |
| 2020 | 252 | #896 |
| 2019 | 239 | #917 |
| 2018 | 209 | #992 |
| 2017 | 211 | #977 |
| 2016 | 191 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 209 | #987 |
| 2014 | 211 | #986 |
| 2013 | 162 | #1,119 |
| 2012 | 198 | #1,004 |
| 2011 | 141 | #1,235 |
| 2010 | 157 | #1,168 |
| 2009 | 154 | #1,173 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,361 |
| 2007 | 110 | #1,457 |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,417 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,496 |
| 2004 | 98 | #1,433 |
| 2003 | 89 | #1,464 |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,691 |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,796 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
Names like Kylen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Aiden Brody Ronan Kian Keegan Brayden Rowan Conan Caelan Rayden
Other spellings of Kylen
Kylan Kailan Kylin Kylon Khylan Khylen Khylin Kylyn Kylinn Khylon Kilynn
Names related to Kylen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kylen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kylen, updated 20 October 2026.