Boys' name · since 2012

Kiylan

Kiylan has 16 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,841 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

Kiylan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2012.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiylan has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2019.

  • #30,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiylan ranks #30,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,841 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kiylan's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% 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.

Kiylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kiylan splits its recorded history at 2018: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kiylan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 201220182019 5

Kiylan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Kiylan's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kiylan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiylan? ▼
16 babies have been named Kiylan since 2012. All-time, it sits at #30,841 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
Where does Kiylan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiylan ranks #30,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kiylan most popular? ▼
Kiylan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kiylan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kiylan since 2012 -- 8 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Kiylan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiyan, Kiyoshi, Kiyon, Kiyaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kiylan

Nearby Names Like Kiylan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kiylan

Kiyan Boy
#1080 2,160 births
Kiyoshi Boy
#8275 1,226 births
Kiyon Boy
#5099 568 births
Kiyaan Boy
#3445 384 births
Kiyansh Boy
#4388 214 births

Compare Kiylan side by side: Kiylan vs Kiyan Kiylan vs Kiyoshi Kiylan vs Kiyon

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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kiylan: 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, 2012–2019 (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 Kiylan 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.