Kylo is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #1150 in 2017 with 165 recorded births. This places Kylo in the top 8% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 869 births ranking #373. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 11,214 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.