Unisex name · since 1987
Kylin
2,093 babies named Kylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,739 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,093
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,093 babies have been named Kylin since 1987, making it today's #1739 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylin has been recorded 2,093 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #1739 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #3,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,739 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,093 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylin ranks #3,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,739 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,093 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,739 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,093
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kylin's 2,093 recorded births place it above 92.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kylin compares
2,093 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kylin's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,093 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 149 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kylin's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 149, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kylin popularity over time - girls
1,356 total births recorded since 1987 (Kylin as girls' name)
Kylin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (786 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kylin's strongest decade.
786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
444 births
- 2010s
2010s
786 births
- 2020s
2020s
722 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 786 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kylin 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 Kylin's total volume
Kylin by state
Where Kylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 124 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 115 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 100 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 82 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 81 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 75 | 3.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 73 | 3.5% |
| #8 | California | | 61 | 2.9% |
124 of 2,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kylin appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kylin's data
- Kylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (786 total births) through the 2020s (722) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kylins (124 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kylin 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.