Fun Facts About the Name Khylan
- 745 babies named Khylan: U.S. records list 745 babies given the name Khylan from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 girls received the name Khylan - about 1 girl for every 67 boys.
What Does the Name Khylan Mean?
Khylan is a modern English-language name with no established meaning. It is usually treated as a respelling of Kylan or Kylen, names that are themselves of uncertain origin. Those names are sometimes linked to the Scottish Gaelic word caol, meaning "narrow" or "strait," through the similar name Kyle, but no clear derivation from that Gaelic source has been established for Kylan or for Khylan. The opening Kh- is a spelling choice rather than a separate root, so it does not add a meaning of its own.
Khylan Name History & Origins
Khylan is a respelling rather than a name with an independent documented history. In English, Kh- has been used as an ornamental substitute for a plain C- or K-, as in Khloe beside Chloe. Names ending in -an or -en, such as Kylan, Kylen, and Rylan, became familiar in the United States in the later 20th century. Khylan combines those two patterns. It is used mainly in the United States and remains uncommon, which is why no standard meaning or older form has attached to it.
How Popular is the Name Khylan?
Khylan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #1,834 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #14,364 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #18,260 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,108 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2024 | #2,215 | 65 | 0.0038% |
| 2023 | #2,636 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #2,504 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2021 | #2,711 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #2,335 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 2019 | #1,834 | 83 | 0.0046% |
| 2018 | #3,207 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #2,369 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #2,913 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2015 | #4,235 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #4,785 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,253 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #6,175 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #4,292 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,947 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #5,442 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,381 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #10,396 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #7,213 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #10,855 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #8,577 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,676 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,979 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,846 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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