Kylen
Notable people with the name include:Kylen Granson, American football player Kylen Mills, sports reporter for KRON 4 Kylen Schulte (1983–2021), American female murder victim Kylian Hazard, Belgian professional football player Kylian Mbappé, French professional football player
Meaning & Origin of Kylen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people with the name include:Kylen Granson, American football player Kylen Mills, sports reporter for KRON 4 Kylen Schulte (1983–2021), American female murder victim Kylian Hazard, Belgian professional football player Kylian Mbappé, French professional football player
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The Story of Kylen
As a girl name
Kylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 30 Kylens were born — ranking #4,629 that year. As of 2026, Kylen ranks #6,363 for girls with 18 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 633 Kylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 267 Kylens were born — ranking #876 that year. As of 2026, Kylen ranks #910 for boys with 259 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 5K Kylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Kylen
Kylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Kylen's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #876. Use the chart and map above to compare Kylen'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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