Is Kylan a boy or girl name?
Kylan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 558 boys were named Kylan, so 6.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.3% of the 11,274 US babies named Kylan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #532
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,070
- Babies named Kylan since 1969
- 11,274
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 610 babies
Boys and girls named Kylan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 61 | 5 | 7.6% |
| 1980s | 200 | 14 | 6.5% |
| 1990s | 818 | 147 | 15.2% |
| 2000s | 2,356 | 347 | 12.8% |
| 2010s | 4,084 | 386 | 8.6% |
| 2020s | 2,700 | 151 | 5.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 558 | #532 | 36 | #4,070 |
| 2023 | 535 | #548 | 40 | #3,805 |
| 2022 | 576 | #515 | 34 | #4,250 |
| 2021 | 488 | #573 | 19 | #6,293 |
| 2020 | 543 | #525 | 22 | #5,578 |
| 2019 | 501 | #558 | 34 | #4,216 |
| 2018 | 507 | #550 | 32 | #4,408 |
| 2017 | 418 | #626 | 36 | #4,115 |
| 2016 | 438 | #616 | 42 | #3,681 |
| 2015 | 385 | #668 | 41 | #3,737 |
| 2014 | 389 | #660 | 36 | #4,150 |
| 2013 | 356 | #677 | 42 | #3,677 |
| 2012 | 372 | #644 | 44 | #3,614 |
| 2011 | 363 | #648 | 40 | #3,813 |
| 2010 | 355 | #674 | 39 | #3,922 |
| 2009 | 333 | #714 | 47 | #3,490 |
| 2008 | 291 | #765 | 37 | #4,233 |
| 2007 | 280 | #780 | 40 | #3,953 |
| 2006 | 284 | #747 | 42 | #3,704 |
| 2005 | 233 | #811 | 40 | #3,686 |
| 2004 | 228 | #792 | 31 | #4,439 |
| 2003 | 193 | #881 | 23 | #5,329 |
| 2002 | 187 | #877 | 30 | #4,229 |
| 2001 | 178 | #888 | 33 | #3,909 |
| 2000 | 149 | #995 | 24 | #4,899 |
| 1999 | 142 | #995 | 22 | #4,956 |
| 1998 | 137 | #1,002 | 19 | #5,484 |
| 1997 | 113 | #1,123 | 19 | #5,320 |
| 1996 | 96 | #1,191 | 16 | #5,931 |
| 1995 | 89 | #1,235 | 19 | #5,135 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,358 | 14 | #6,505 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,862 | 15 | #6,114 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,826 | 10 | #8,431 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,078 | 5 | #14,317 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,895 | 8 | #9,734 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,091 | 7 | #10,289 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,934 | 7 | #9,816 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,844 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,780 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,842 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,001 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,521 | 5 | #10,564 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,386 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,406 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,737 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kylan reached #515 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #3,490 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kylan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.