girls:
383 births since 1991
#5333 (7th percentile)
boys:
129 births since 1999
#4457 (3rd percentile)
overall:
512 births since 1991
#7227 (7th percentile)
The name Kylyn is the #7,227 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 512 recorded births since 1991. This represents the 6.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,333 (6.7% percentile) for all time with 383 births since 1991. For boys, it ranks #4,457 (2.8% percentile) for all time with 129 births since 1999.
Kylyn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991 (1991 for girls and 1999 for boys).
The name Kylyn has been given predominantly to girls, with 74.8% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 54.5% of babies named Kylyn were girls.
For girls, Kylyn reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #942) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kylyn ranks #940 for girls (0.7% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 66.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kylyn reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #920) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kylyn ranks #906 for boys (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 68.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kylyn".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kylyn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 75.8% confident that Kylyn is pronounced as KAI-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KIH-lihn, at 12.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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