Khylin
The Story of Khylin
As a girl name
Khylin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 8 births, good for #11,927 nationwide. About 77% of every Khylin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Khylin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 53 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Khylin as a boy name dates back to 2005, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Khylin — #2,689 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Khylin on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Khylin ranks #5,111 for boys with 19 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 358 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khylin
Khylin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 358 births in the dataset. Khylin's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,689. Use the chart and map above to compare Khylin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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