Total births
30
Boys' name · since 2012
Cylen
30 babies named Cylen in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Cylen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 2012.
Cylen has 30 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- 30 total births
- 2012–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 boys have been named Cylen since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 30
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Cylen was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
8 babies were named Cylen in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Cylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cylen's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cylen at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Cylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Cylen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Cylen's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cylen? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 30 babies named Cylen. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 8 births.
When was Cylen most popular? ▼
Cylen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Cylen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cylen since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Cylen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cyle, Cylas, Cylus, Cyler, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Cylen's data
- Cylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cylen
Nearby Names Like Cylen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cylen
Cyle Boy
1,980 births
Cylas Boy
#2778 1,034 births
Cylus Boy
#3851 902 births
Cyler Boy
#9271 655 births
Cylis Boy
#7064 465 births
Compare Cylen side by side: Cylen vs Cyle Cylen vs Cylas Cylen vs Cylus
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cylen: Baby Name Since 2012 - 30 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cylen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cylen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.