Is Kylyn a boy or girl name?

Kylyn is a unisex name. Of the 548 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 72.5% were girls and 27.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2021, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kylyn

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Kylyn was most popular in 2016, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,126 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 548 people named Kylyn.

Kylyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kylyn’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kylyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kylyn is a unisex name — 72.5% of the 548 Americans given it were girls and 27.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2021 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 56% girls and 44% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org