Unisex name · since 2005

Khylin

Khylin has 336 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,983 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,353 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
336
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Khylin currently ranks #5353 among unisex names in America, with 336 babies recorded since 2005.

Social Security Administration records show Khylin recorded 336 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #5353 nationally today, ahead of 62% 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 2005 to 2025.

  • #9,983 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,353 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 336 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khylin ranks #9,983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,353 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 336 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,983 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,353 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
336
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.5%
Khylin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Khylin's 336 recorded births place it above 78.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Khylin compares

336 48th percentile among 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

Khylin's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Khylin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 336 369 358,536
Peak-year births 46 34 22,252

Khylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Khylin's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Khylin popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
46
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
01020304050 2005201120142017202020232025 18

Khylin popularity over time - girls

53 total births recorded since 2009 (Khylin as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 53 births
456789 200920102012201420152016201720182021 6

Khylin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Khylin's strongest decade.

161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Khylin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (48% of all-time use).

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

Khylin by state

Where Khylin concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Khylin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 3.3%
#2 Texas
10 3.0%
#3 North Carolina
8 2.4%
#4 Mississippi
7 2.1%
#5 Alabama
5 1.5%
#6 Florida
5 1.5%
Georgia share of Khylin's total US births 3.3%
Even split

11 of 336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khylin?
Khylin has been given to 336 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,983 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,353 of 13,930. 46 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
Where does Khylin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khylin ranks #9,983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,353 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Khylin most popular?
Khylin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Khylin most popular?
The top states for the name Khylin are Georgia (11 births), Texas (10 births), North Carolina (8 births).
Is Khylin a unisex name?
Yes, Khylin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 336 births, and as a girl's name it has 53 births.
How long has the name Khylin been used?
The SSA has tracked Khylin since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Khylin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khyree, Khyrie, Khylan, Khyson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Khylin's data

  • Khylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Georgia records the most Khylins (11 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.

Keep exploring Khylin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Khylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2025 (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 Khylin 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.