Boy name
Kylen
Kylen holds the #878 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 272 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#874 nationally, 268 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1981. The name's biggest fan base is in Arkansas (#398 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#878
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#874
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
272
boys named Kylen
Kylen popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kylen is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#398), Louisiana (#401), South Carolina (#414)
Uniqueness score
51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kylen in the most recent year of SSA data.