Kylo is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #561 in 2019 with 67 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2020 with 189 births ranking #252. In 2019, approximately 1 in every 4,535 boys born was named Kylo. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Kylo is an invented modern name with no settled traditional meaning. Behind the Name links it directly to the Star Wars character Kylo Ren and treats the etymology as unexplained.
The name entered use through pop culture rather than through older naming tradition. Behind the Name suggests it may have been formed from parts of Skywalker and Solo, but only as a possibility.