Boys' name · since 2000
Khylen
Khylen has 489 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,633 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Khylen is the #3633 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 489 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Khylen recorded 489 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #3633 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,633 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 489 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khylen ranks #7,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,633 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 489 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,633 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Khylen's 489 recorded births place it above 82.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Khylen compares
489 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Khylen's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 489 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Khylen splits its recorded history at 2014: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Khylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Khylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (232 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Khylen's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Khylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 232 births (47% of all-time use).
Khylen by state
Where Khylen concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Khylen's data
- Khylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (232 total births) through the 2020s (208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Khylens (15 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 Khylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Khylen 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.