Tylen
Boy name · #1628 in 2025 · Very rare
Tylen ranks #1628 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 104 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2019, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,308 boys born in 2025 was named Tylen.
Babies named Tylen per year. Source: SSA.
The 40-year story
Tylen first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 104 babies and a rank of #1621. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Tylen against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Tylen in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Tylen is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Tylen will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Tylen is most common
State-level data for Tylen is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Tylen
Statistically, parents drawn to Tylen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Taylen, Valen, Kylen, Baylen, and Raylen.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tylen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #1621 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1970 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1668 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2117 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1943 |
| 2020 | 84 | #1788 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2110 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2189 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1935 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2335 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2019 |
| 2014 | 82 | #1812 |
| 2013 | 81 | #1782 |
| 2012 | 80 | #1832 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2017 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1986 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2143 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2039 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2602 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2062 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3091 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2643 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2392 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2817 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2429 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tylen a popular boy name?
Tylen ranked #1628 among boys in 2025 with 104 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2019.
When was the name Tylen most popular?
Tylen peaked in 2025, when 104 American boys received the name (ranked #1621 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Tylen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,308 newborn American boys was named Tylen. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.