Kyler
Kyler was the 404th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 790 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 236th with 1,611 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 119 places. More babies were named Kyler in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KY-ler /ˈkaɪlər/
- Rank in 2025
- #404 boys, down 160 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 790boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20191,611 babies
- Total since 1880
- 41,378babies recorded
What does the name Kyler mean?
Kyler is a modern American name. Wiktionary notes a rare surname that anglicizes Dutch Cuyler ("archer") or German Keiler, but suggests the first name is more likely a recent blend of Kyle and Tyler. It came into regular use for boys in the 1980s. With no clear link to the surname, its meaning is best treated as undocumented.
How sure is this? Not documented. Probably a blend of Kyle and Tyler; the surname link is uncertain.
Related names: Kyle, Tyler, Kylar.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyler', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Kyler popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,553 | #404 | 43 | 790 |
| 2020 | #2,269 | #244 | 79 | 1,466 |
| 2010 | #2,681 | #269 | 67 | 1,286 |
| 2000 | #2,116 | #306 | 77 | 963 |
| 1990 | #6,675 | #623 | 13 | 264 |
| 1980 | — | #1,836 | — | 31 |
| 1970 | — | #2,688 | — | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Kyler, counting every spelling?
Kyler is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #407 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #404 for Kyler on its own. Together these spellings went to 801 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler | 790 | #404 | 5,606 |
| Cuyler | 11 | #7,292 | 64 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kyler?
790 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyler (0.22 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyler born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyler.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyler?
About 38,400 people born in the US named Kyler are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Kyler mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kyler by state
How common Kyler was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.7×), South Dakota (3.6×), West Virginia (3.3×), North Dakota (3.0×), Oklahoma (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Connecticut, Massachusetts, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kyler: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyler, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kyler · Sibling names for Kyler
Questions about the name Kyler
How popular is the name Kyler?
Kyler was the 404th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 790 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 236th with 1,611 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 119 places. More babies were named Kyler in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kyler a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Kyler in the US.
Where is Kyler most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyler was most common in Mississippi (2.38 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and West Virginia.