Kylen
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- A Place-Name Referring To The Narrows: A Wood Or A Church.
- Origin
- Irish
Kylen Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,531 baby boys have been named Kylen. The name peaked in 2023 with 267 US births that year (rank #876). In 2024, ranked #923 nationally.
Top States for Kylen
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kylen births are: Texas (294), Louisiana (210), Tennessee (202).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Kylen
If you like Kylen's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kylen's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Kylen
US Popularity History (2014–2025)
Annual US births named Kylen by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 272 boys named Kylen (boy rank #879 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kylen Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kylen the strongest states are Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | #380 | 132 |
| 2 | Mississippi | #392 | 78 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #456 | 108 |
| 4 | Arkansas | #474 | 38 |
| 5 | South Carolina | #523 | 79 |
| 6 | Georgia | #597 | 148 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | #605 | 57 |
| 8 | Kentucky | #612 | 26 |
| 9 | North Carolina | #665 | 120 |
| 10 | Missouri | #674 | 65 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kylen in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kylan | A Place-Name Referring To The Narrows: A Wood Or A Church. | Male | Irish |
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Compare Kylen to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kylen against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).