Boys' name · since 2005
Kylian
Kylian has 3,738 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #624 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,738
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kylian is the #624 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,738 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylian has been recorded 3,738 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #624 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #2,196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #624 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,738 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylian ranks #2,196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #624 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,738 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #624 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,738
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kylian's 3,738 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kylian compares
3,738 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Kylian's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,738 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 950 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kylian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kylian's full recorded timeline at 2016, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 950 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kylian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 950
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kylian popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2002 (Kylian as girls' name)
Kylian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,173 births, 85% of the file).
2020s was Kylian's strongest decade.
3,173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Kylian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 521
2010s
521 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,173 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,173 births (85% of all-time use).
How Kylian 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 Kylian's total volume
Kylian by state
Where Kylian concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 487 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 485 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 338 | 9.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 251 | 6.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 153 | 4.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 139 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 118 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 114 | 3.0% |
487 of 3,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Kylian appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kylians (487 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kylian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~20 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, 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 Kylian 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.