Unisex name · since 2011

Khilyn

Khilyn has 60 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

60
total births
2011–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade

60 boys have been named Khilyn since 2011, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Khilyn has 60 recorded births among boys since 2011, 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 2011 to 2023.

  • 60 total births
  • 2011–2023 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 70% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Khilyn's 60 recorded births place it above 54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Khilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Khilyn splits its recorded history at 2017: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Khilyn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 201120122013201420172018202120222023 8

Khilyn popularity over time - girls

52 total births recorded since 2009 (Khilyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 52 births
4681012 20092010201220142016201720192023 7

Khilyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Khilyn's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Khilyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khilyn?
60 babies have been named Khilyn since 2011. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 9 births.
When was Khilyn most popular?
Khilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Khilyn a unisex name?
Yes, Khilyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 60 births, and as a girl's name it has 52 births.
How long has the name Khilyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Khilyn since 2011 -- 13 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Khilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khiry, Khi, Khiree, Khizar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Khilyn's data

  • Khilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- 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.

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, 2011–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Khilyn: Baby Name Since 2011 - 60 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khilyn. 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 Khilyn 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.