Kylen

This relatively new name appears to have been created by adding the trendy -en suffix to Kyle, or by tweaking the spelling of the more popular and slightly older Kylan.

While its invented status means it's hard to pin down a solid meaning, it could be said to mean "little Kyle", with -an and -en making it a diminutive (as in the case of Aidan/Aiden "little fiery one"). Alternatively, "lan" can signify "land", generating the meaning "Kyle's land" or "land of narrow channels and straits" if considering the meaning of Kyle.

Though it lacks a long name history, Kylen has been rising lately, first entering the US Top 1000 in 2014. As of 2024, it is still in the charts, albeit towards the latter end, while spelling variation Kylan is used almost twice as often.

Kylen is also given to girls, where it ranks #5490 in the US.

Pronounced KY-len.

As of October 2026, Kylen ranked #5490 for girls and #879 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4685 for girls in 2016 and #876 for boys in 2023.