Is Kylin a boy or girl name?
Kylin is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 118 boys were named Kylin, so 24.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 39.9% of the 3,321 US babies named Kylin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,511
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,917
- Babies named Kylin since 1987
- 3,321
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 201 babies
Boys and girls named Kylin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16 | 13 | 44.8% |
| 1990s | 125 | 136 | 52.1% |
| 2000s | 444 | 398 | 47.3% |
| 2010s | 786 | 567 | 41.9% |
| 2020s | 626 | 210 | 25.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 118 | #1,511 | 38 | #3,917 |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,408 | 39 | #3,874 |
| 2022 | 149 | #1,286 | 52 | #3,141 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,465 | 37 | #3,975 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,558 | 44 | #3,468 |
| 2019 | 115 | #1,488 | 43 | #3,586 |
| 2018 | 72 | #2,021 | 51 | #3,186 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,851 | 38 | #3,959 |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,896 | 57 | #2,949 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,882 | 68 | #2,634 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,808 | 63 | #2,763 |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,821 | 66 | #2,677 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,120 | 47 | #3,440 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,221 | 74 | #2,472 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,862 | 60 | #2,884 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,132 | 69 | #2,664 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,859 | 58 | #3,008 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,628 | 54 | #3,196 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,772 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,060 | 32 | #4,316 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,590 | 41 | #3,601 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,192 | 34 | #3,990 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,532 | 24 | #5,007 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,102 | 15 | #7,156 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,712 | 18 | #6,100 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,330 | 15 | #6,684 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,791 | 20 | #5,255 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,980 | 21 | #4,931 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,351 | 19 | #5,190 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,734 | 14 | #6,450 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,731 | 8 | #10,074 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,221 | 8 | #10,092 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,441 | 15 | #6,164 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,958 | 10 | #8,308 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,896 | 6 | #12,163 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,683 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,819 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,629 | 6 | #10,548 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kylin reached #1,286 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,472 in 2011. 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 Kylin
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.