Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kylo isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kylo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,431
- 5,345 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 883 babies
- 2025
- 806
- #402 for boys · #10,534 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +140%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 797 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 402 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 139.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (79).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kylo’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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