Kylin

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 118 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
118
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kylin by the numbers

Kylin was given to 118 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 83 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Kylin

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kylin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Khylin25 in the US (2017)
  • Kelin9 in the US (2017)
  • Kylyn9 in the US (2017)
  • Kyrielord or master1,947 in the US (2017)
  • Karinpure; a form of Karen30 in the US (2017)
  • Karlinfree man; a diminutive of karl or charles22 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kylin

Names that are said the same way as Kylin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kylennarrow strait or channel; respelling of Kyle226 in the US (2017)
  • Quillancub or whelp; a form of Quill13 in the US (2017)
  • Kilansmall and graceful; a form of Kilian11 in the US (2017)
  • Kylan450 in the US (2017)
  • Kylynn60 in the US (2017)
  • Khylan54 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kylin

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