Boys' name · peaked in 2019
Kyler name popularity since 1925
41,373 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kyler (5.8% girls, 94.2% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Kyler is about 16 years old in 2026. Kyler peaked in 2019 as the #236 name for boys, and it ranked #404 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,373
- Named Kyler, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #404
- for boys in 2025 (790 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.2% boys
- 2,405 girls · 38,968 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Kyler made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kyler births per year, 1925–2025
2019 was the biggest year for Kyler both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Kyler became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 7,780 baby boys to 1 in 2,310.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 1,180 to 1 in 2,160.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kyler's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kyler.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kyler in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | #4,151 |
| 1960s | 0 | 42 | #3,738 |
| 1970s | 0 | 110 | #4,144 |
| 1980s | 35 | 867 | #1,175 |
| 1990s | 426 | 6,455 | #317 |
| 2000s | 662 | 11,617 | #283 |
| 2010s | 847 | 12,795 | #285 |
| 2020–25 | 435 | 7,072 | #404 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.9% of babies named Kyler from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kyler is most popular
The index compares Kyler's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kyler.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.87× | 1,612 |
| Idaho | 4.38× | 677 |
| Montana | 2.98× | 338 |
| Oklahoma | 2.69× | 1,360 |
| Kansas | 2.29× | 907 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kyler and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kyler (this page) | 38,968 | 2019 |
| Kylar | 2,046 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kyler's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kyler.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kyler (2019).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data