boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Kylo

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #402 Trend ↑ Rising 118%

Kylo is a primarily masculine name usually given in reference to the Star Wars character Kylo Ren.

Rank 2025
#402
among boys · ↓28 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
806
named Kylo · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,143
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
883 babies
All-time total
5,431
#1,718 all-time among boys
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Kylo popularity over time

5,431 babies have been named Kylo since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1920s – – – – – –
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1970s – 5 5 1 – #6,592
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 6 6 1 – #8,343
2000s – – – – – –
2010s 12 944 956 96 – #865
2020s (to 2025) 74 4,390 4,464 744 +678% #374

Where Kylo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 936 0.55 #352
2027 1,074 0.63 #319
2028 1,207 0.71 #282
2029 1,332 0.78 #261
2030 1,450 0.85 #242

Where Kylo is most popular

Boys named Kylo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.432 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Nevada, and Florida.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kylo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 22 1.42 +228%
Nevada 61 1.07 +148%
Florida 324 0.684 +59%
District of Columbia 10 0.677 +57%
Pennsylvania 174 0.655 +52%
Ohio 164 0.619 +43%
New Mexico 20 0.607 +41%
Maryland 72 0.604 +40%
Arizona 95 0.581 +35%
Alabama 61 0.558 +29%
Oklahoma 48 0.543 +26%
Colorado 70 0.542 +26%
North Carolina 137 0.537 +24%
Georgia 135 0.533 +23%
Indiana 85 0.530 +23%
Louisiana 53 0.518 +20%
Oregon 39 0.514 +19%
South Carolina 53 0.513 +19%
Minnesota 60 0.489 +13%
Idaho 20 0.489 +13%
Washington 79 0.483 +12%
Wisconsin 56 0.473 +10%
Missouri 65 0.469 +9%
Connecticut 31 0.458 +6%
California 418 0.457 +6%
Montana 8 0.454 +5%
Virginia 82 0.432 ≈ national
South Dakota 8 0.430 ≈ national
Mississippi 24 0.422 ≈ national
Iowa 29 0.421 ≈ national
New York 182 0.420 ≈ national
Illinois 106 0.415 ≈ national
Texas 352 0.400 -7%
Tennessee 72 0.399 -8%
New Jersey 80 0.397 -8%
Michigan 79 0.386 -11%
Kansas 25 0.364 -16%
Kentucky 35 0.349 -19%
Delaware 5 0.330 -24%
Utah 31 0.325 -25%
Massachusetts 40 0.291 -33%
Arkansas 18 0.284 -34%
Maine 5 0.258 -40%
West Virginia 7 0.214 -50%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -68%
Alaska – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kylo

Kylo is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #402 in 2025 with 797 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 5,431 American babies have been named Kylo. Its peak came in 2024, when 883 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kylo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kylo?

The median living Kylo is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 5. An estimated 5,400 people named Kylo are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kylo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 9 #10,534 797 #402
2024 13 #8,220 870 #374
2023 16 #7,107 788 #406
2022 15 #7,485 715 #433
2021 9 #10,739 558 #526
2020 12 #8,707 662 #449
2019 – – 237 #924
2018 5 #17,014 254 #865
2017 – – 165 #1,150
2016 7 #13,688 238 #908
2015 – – 35 #3,277
2014 – – 8 #9,271
2013 – – – –
2012 – – 7 #10,333
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kylo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kylo?

The median living Kylo is about 3 years old. Half of all living Kylos are between 1 and 5 years old.

How many people named Kylo are alive today?

An estimated 5,400 people named Kylo are alive in the United States, based on 5,431 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kylo mean?

Kylo is a primarily masculine name usually given in reference to the Star Wars character Kylo Ren.

How popular is the name Kylo in 2025?

Kylo ranked #402 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 797 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kylo?

5,431 babies have been named Kylo in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kylo most popular?

Kylo peaked in 2024, when 883 newborns received the name.

Is Kylo a boy or girl name?

Kylo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kylo rising or falling?

Kylo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kylo become more popular?

Kylo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,450 boys named Kylo in 2030, which would rank around #242. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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