Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Kyler

Meaning archer Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #404 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar".

Rank 2025
#404
among boys · ↓47 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
833
named Kyler · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,162
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
1,728 babies
All-time total
41,378
#586 all-time among boys
First recorded
1922
in Social Security records

Kyler popularity over time

41,378 babies have been named Kyler since 1922, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 5 5 1 – #4,663
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – 5 5 1 – #3,787
1950s – 5 5 1 0% #4,151
1960s – 42 42 4 +740% #3,461
1970s – 110 110 11 +162% #2,467
1980s 35 867 902 90 +720% #698
1990s 426 6,455 6,881 688 +663% #298
2000s 662 11,617 12,279 1,228 +78% #266
2010s 847 12,795 13,642 1,364 +11% #236
2020s (to 2025) 435 7,072 7,507 1,251 -8% #242

Where Kyler is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 746 0.44 #429
2027 710 0.42 #444
2028 682 0.40 #457
2029 658 0.39 #468
2030 638 0.37 #478

Where Kyler is most popular

Boys named Kyler per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.649 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kyler born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 135 2.38 +266%
South Dakota 43 2.31 +256%
West Virginia 69 2.11 +226%
North Dakota 33 1.93 +198%
Oklahoma 166 1.88 +189%
Montana 32 1.81 +180%
Iowa 120 1.74 +168%
Alabama 174 1.59 +145%
Hawaii 24 1.55 +138%
Kentucky 155 1.54 +138%
Louisiana 142 1.39 +114%
Arkansas 86 1.36 +109%
Nebraska 59 1.36 +109%
New Mexico 38 1.15 +78%
Missouri 159 1.15 +77%
Tennessee 199 1.10 +70%
South Carolina 113 1.09 +68%
Georgia 277 1.09 +68%
Kansas 75 1.09 +68%
Indiana 169 1.05 +62%
Idaho 41 1.00 +54%
Wisconsin 105 0.886 +37%
Ohio 225 0.849 +31%
Utah 80 0.838 +29%
North Carolina 204 0.799 +23%
Minnesota 98 0.799 +23%
Virginia 136 0.717 +10%
Pennsylvania 189 0.712 +10%
Michigan 144 0.703 +8%
Arizona 111 0.678 +5%
Colorado 84 0.651 ≈ national
Florida 287 0.606 -7%
Texas 532 0.604 -7%
Illinois 153 0.599 -8%
Nevada 34 0.596 -8%
Washington 92 0.562 -13%
Maryland 67 0.562 -13%
Maine 10 0.515 -21%
Oregon 39 0.514 -21%
New York 176 0.406 -37%
New Jersey 77 0.382 -41%
California 302 0.330 -49%
Massachusetts 35 0.255 -61%
Connecticut 16 0.236 -64%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kyler

Kyler is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #404 in 2025 with 790 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1922, 41,378 American babies have been named Kyler, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 1,728 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kyler stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kyler?

The median living Kyler is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 23. An estimated 41 thousand people named Kyler are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kyler year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 43 #3,553 790 #404
2024 56 #2,959 946 #357
2023 69 #2,573 1,035 #322
2022 86 #2,201 1,365 #252
2021 102 #1,935 1,470 #242
2020 79 #2,269 1,466 #244
2019 117 #1,757 1,611 #236
2018 71 #2,494 1,138 #303
2017 86 #2,210 1,073 #319
2016 80 #2,355 1,192 #299
2015 94 #2,082 1,294 #285
2014 95 #2,063 1,231 #288
2013 75 #2,424 1,270 #276
2012 78 #2,390 1,329 #266
2011 84 #2,248 1,371 #252
2010 67 #2,681 1,286 #269
2009 66 #2,742 1,285 #267
2008 72 #2,599 1,269 #271
2007 63 #2,878 1,234 #278
2006 68 #2,656 1,301 #266
2005 48 #3,239 1,176 #283
2004 80 #2,219 1,175 #274
2003 82 #2,135 1,087 #287
2002 63 #2,514 1,107 #277
2001 43 #3,230 1,020 #293
2000 77 #2,116 963 #306
1995 43 #2,821 824 #317
1990 13 #6,675 264 #623
1985 – – 64 #1,175
1980 – – 31 #1,836
1975 – – 8 #4,144
1970 – – 13 #2,688
1965 – – 6 #3,738
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 5 #4,151
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kyler, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kyler?

The median living Kyler is about 15 years old. Half of all living Kylers are between 7 and 23 years old.

How many people named Kyler are alive today?

An estimated 41 thousand people named Kyler are alive in the United States, based on 41,378 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kyler mean?

An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar".

How popular is the name Kyler in 2025?

Kyler ranked #404 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 790 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kyler?

41,378 babies have been named Kyler in the United States since 1922, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kyler most popular?

Kyler peaked in 2019, when 1,728 newborns received the name.

Is Kyler a boy or girl name?

Kyler is used for both: about 6% of babies named Kyler have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Kyler rising or falling?

Kyler is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kyler become more popular?

Kyler is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 638 boys named Kyler in 2030, which would rank around #478. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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