boy's name
Kilo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 116
Kilo is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kilo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 31 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 47 |
How popular is Kilo?
In 2025, Kilo was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Kilo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kilo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kilo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kilo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kilo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kilo
How popular is the name Kilo?
In 2025, Kilo was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kilo a girl's or a boy's name?
Kilo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kilo?
Kilo has 2 syllables.
When was Kilo most popular?
Kilo peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kilo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kilo currently ranks #9,342 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.