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Kylan

Boy

Meaning of Kylan: American: 'invented name'

Kylan is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 562nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 880th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#562

542 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#880

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,821

First recorded 1969 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 41 babies1990: 49 babies19901991: 41 babies1992: 55 babies1993: 60 babies1994: 88 babies1995: 108 babies1996: 112 babies1997: 132 babies1998: 156 babies1999: 164 babies2000: 173 babies20002001: 211 babies2002: 217 babies2003: 216 babies2004: 259 babies2005: 273 babies2006: 326 babies2007: 322 babies2008: 328 babies2009: 380 babies2010: 394 babies20102011: 403 babies2012: 416 babies2013: 398 babies2014: 426 babies2015: 426 babies2016: 480 babies2017: 454 babies2018: 539 babies2019: 535 babies2020: 565 babies20202021: 507 babies2022: 610 babies2023: 577 babies2024: 594 babies2025: 542 babies
US babies named Kylan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 610.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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