NameTides

Kylen

Kylen was the #878 boys' name in the US in 2025 (272 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Kylen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Kylen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Kylen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#878 (272)#2,133 (11)—#1,804 (11)
2024#922 (251)#1,952 (12)—#1,432 (15)
2023#874 (268)#2,161 (10)—#1,687 (11)
2022#897 (260)#2,019 (11)#522 (5)#1,415 (14)
2021#924 (245)#1,860 (12)—#1,151 (19)
2020#896 (252)#2,682 (7)—#1,595 (11)
2019#917 (239)#2,728 (7)—#2,440 (6)
2018#992 (209)#3,412 (5)—#1,836 (9)
2017#977 (211)#2,172 (10)—#1,720 (10)
2016#1,037 (191)#2,335 (9)—#2,428 (6)
2015#987 (209)#2,020 (11)—#1,681 (10)
2014#986 (211)#1,935 (11)—#1,311 (14)
2013#1,119 (162)#1,706 (13)—#1,551 (11)
2012#1,004 (198)#2,458 (8)—#2,368 (6)
2011#1,235 (141)#2,390 (8)—#1,802 (9)

Kylen as a girl’s name

  • US
Kylen as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020US
Kylen as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2025#5,410 (23)
2024#6,167 (19)
2023#6,680 (17)
2022#8,542 (12)
2021#8,464 (12)
2020#6,629 (17)
2019#7,716 (14)
2018#8,617 (12)
2017#6,808 (17)
2016#4,632 (30)
2015#6,452 (19)
2014#6,713 (18)
2013#6,462 (19)
2012#5,557 (24)
2011#7,118 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #878.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1981.
  • In 2025, 8% of US babies named Kylen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kylen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,700 to 1 in 6,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kylen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #568ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #398ARTennessee: #719TNNorth Carolina: #591NCSouth Carolina: #414SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #504OKLouisiana: #401LAMississippi: #471MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #953TXFlorida: #809FL
Kylen (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Kylen (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KylenCanadaBoys#1,80411
KylenEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
KylenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KylenScotlandBoys—too few
KylenUSGirls#5,41023
KylenUSBoys#878272