boy's name

Kilen

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 32

Kilen is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2009, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2009.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kilen over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kilen by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 6
2010s 16
2020s (to 2024) 5

How popular is Kilen?

In 2024, Kilen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kilen is used

France #4,414 5 in 2003
United States #13,439 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kilen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kilen also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kilen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kilen

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kilen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kilen

How popular is the name Kilen?

In 2024, Kilen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kilen a girl's or a boy's name?

Kilen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kilen?

Kilen has 2 syllables.

When was Kilen most popular?

Kilen peaked in 2009, when 6 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.