Boys' name · since 1996
Khylan
Khylan has 734 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
734 babies have been named Khylan since 1996, making it today's #3110 boys' name.
Khylan has 734 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3110 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #6,233 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 734 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khylan ranks #6,233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 734 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khylan's 734 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Khylan compares
734 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Khylan's all-time total is 99% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 734 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khylan splits its recorded history at 2013: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Khylan popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2011 (Khylan as girls' name)
Khylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (338 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Khylan's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Khylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
338 births
- 2020s
2020s
314 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 338 births (46% of all-time use).
How Khylan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Khylan's total volume
Khylan by state
Where Khylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 52 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 48 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 36 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 26 | 3.5% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 20 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.4% |
52 of 734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Khylan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khylan's data
- Khylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (338 total births) through the 2020s (314) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Khylans (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Khylan 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 August 2026.