Kylo is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #402 in 2025 with 797 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 869 births ranking #373. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 2,143 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.