US rank #373 Boys' name Peak 2024 4,546 births

Kylo — #373 US boys' name

4,546 babies named Kylo in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s62010s9442020s3591
#373
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Kylo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

869 babies were named Kylo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylo

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,546 babies named Kylo between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kylo currently holds the #373 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 869 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 3,591 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kylo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 554 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylo in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,546 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kylo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

4,546

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

869 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#373

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
869
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 20242022202020182016201419941979 5

Kylo popularity over time — girls

77 total births recorded since 2016 (Kylo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 77 births
05101520 2024202320222021202020182016 7

Kylo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
3,591 births that decade — 79% of Kylo's all-time total
1970s51990s62010s9442020s3591

Kylo by state

Where Kylo concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kylo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
554 12.2%
#2 Texas
446 9.8%
#3 Florida
366 8.1%
#4 Ohio
213 4.7%
#5 New York
207 4.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
178 3.9%
#7 Arizona
143 3.1%
#8 North Carolina
142 3.1%
California share of Kylo's total US births 12.2%
Even split

554 of 4,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Kylo appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylo?
4,546 babies have been named Kylo since 1979. It currently ranks #373 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 869 births.
When was Kylo most popular?
Kylo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,591 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kylo most popular?
The top states for the name Kylo are California (554 births), Texas (446 births), Florida (366 births).
How long has the name Kylo been used?
Kylo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyle, Kyler, Kylan, Kylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.