Kyler Boy
How popular is Kyler?
#404 boy name in 2025
790 baby boys were named Kyler in the US in 2025, making it the 404th most popular boy name. Another 43 girls got the name (#3,516 for girls).
Kyler popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #404 for boys (▼ 48 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 790 boys, 43 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #285 in 2015, #244 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (1,611 boys) |
| Highest rank | #236 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kyler counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kyler family of names ranked #385 for boys in 2025 (#338 the year before), with 828 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kyler | 790 | 95% |
| Kylar | 29 | 4% |
| Kylor | 9 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kyler is most popular
Babies named Kyler per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 2.4 per 1,000 (135 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.3 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- West Virginia: 2.1 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- North Dakota: 1.9 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Oklahoma: 1.9 per 1,000 (166 boys)
Kyler by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,524 |
| 1950s | 5 | #3,885 |
| 1960s | 42 | #3,313 |
| 1970s | 110 | #2,416 |
| 1980s | 867 | #694 |
| 1990s | 6,455 | #298 |
| 2000s | 11,617 | #266 |
| 2010s | 12,795 | #236 |
| 2020s | 7,072 | #242 |
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Questions
- Is Kyler a boy or girl name?
- Kyler is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Kyler were boys.
- How popular is the name Kyler?
- 790 baby boys were named Kyler in the US in 2025, making it the 404th most popular boy name. Another 43 girls got the name (#3,516 for girls).
- When was Kyler most popular?
- Kyler peaked in 2019, when 1,611 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #236 in 2019.
- How many people are named Kyler?
- 41,378 babies have been named Kyler in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,822 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Kyler most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kyler was most common in Mississippi, at 2.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.