unisex name
Kylen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 5,818
the United States
#878
2025 births
Kylen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 11% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 295 babies in the United States, ranking #878. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 295 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,238 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Kylen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 106 |
| 1990s | 398 |
| 2000s | 1,147 |
| 2010s | 2,125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,648 |
How popular is Kylen?
In 2025, Kylen was given to 295 babies in the United States, ranking #878 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kylen is used
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 Kylen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kylen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kylen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kylen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kylen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kylen
How popular is the name Kylen?
In 2025, Kylen was given to 295 babies in the United States, ranking #878 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kylen is used for both girls and boys. About 11% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kylen most popular?
Kylen peaked in 2025, when 295 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kylen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kylen currently ranks #878 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.