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Kyler

#404 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Probably a modern blend of Kyle and Tyler

Kyler has been given to 41,378 babies in the U.S. since 1922. In 2025 it ranked #404 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2019, with 1,611 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% boys, 6% girls all-time.

Babies named Kyler, 2025

1 in 4,200

Kyler over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05001K1.5K2K18801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kyler over time

In 2025, Kyler went to 5% girls and 95% boys.

19222025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kyler: meaning, origin, and history

Probably a modern blend of Kyle and Tyler

Modern English; also an Anglicized Dutch surname

About Kyler

Kyler is a modern English name probably formed by blending the sounds of Kyle and Tyler. It is pronounced KYE-ler, with two syllables and the stress at the beginning. The spelling also exists as a surname connected with Dutch Cuyler, so its history has more than one possible route.

Meaning and formation

The modern given name fits between two familiar sounds: Kyle supplies its opening, while Tyler offers the same two-syllable rhythm and -ler ending. This is a likely explanation of Kyler’s formation, rather than a definite ancient meaning.

The surname Kyler has a separate history as an Anglicized form of Dutch Cuyler. The spelling can therefore represent an existing family name as well as a newer first-name creation.

Its sound is close to Kyle, but the final syllable changes the rhythm. Ky could serve as an informal shortening. The full name keeps the long opening vowel while adding an unstressed ending.

Kyler Murray and the Heisman

Quarterback Kyler Murray gave the name a prominent place in college football when he won the 2018 Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma. The award followed Baker Mayfield's win the previous year, making it Oklahoma's second consecutive Heisman and seventh overall.

Murray had served as Mayfield's backup before taking over the starting position. His winning season combined passing with running: he accounted for 4,946 yards of total offense and fifty-one touchdowns while leading the Sooners to the College Football Playoff. The combination made him a conspicuous example of the versatile quarterback.

His career supplies a particularly recognizable use of the exact spelling Kyler. The name is also carried by players in other positions, giving it a broader sporting presence than one famous quarterback alone.

Kyler Fackrell at Utah State

Linebacker Kyler Fackrell played for Utah State. One striking college moment came against Hawaii, when he returned an interception ninety-nine yards for a touchdown. That play joined defensive coverage with a scoring run almost the length of the field.

After a season-ending knee injury in the opening game of 2014, Fackrell returned to the field in 2015. His story adds a different football connection: a defensive player rebuilding a college season after injury, rather than an offensive player directing a playoff team.

Fackrell’s return brought first-team All-Mountain West recognition. In 2015 he started all thirteen games and led the nation with five fumble recoveries. He also became a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which honors linebackers. The season made his return more than a brief comeback: he was again an important contributor throughout the schedule.

American popularity

Kyler was given to 963 American boys in 2000 and 1,286 in 2010. Its strongest male year in the local SSA series was 2019, with 1,611 births and a ranking of #236. By 2025 the count was 790, ranking #404.

The spelling also appears for girls, although in smaller numbers: forty-three girls received it in 2025. Kyler's American history therefore includes both sexes, with its recent use chiefly masculine.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning and history draw on the references below. American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling; counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted. Existing Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA. Informal shortening suggestions are identified in the prose.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How popular is Kyler?

In 2025, Kyler ranked #404 among boys in the United States, with 790 recorded uses. The U.S. birth records first list this spelling for boys in 1922; its largest annual count was 1,611 in 2019. Rankings count each spelling separately. They describe national use, so local familiarity can differ. The popularity chart shows whether the name has remained common, returned after a quieter period, or risen recently.

How common is Kyler?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 4,200
790 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 2,160
0.05% of boys
Rank, 2025
#404
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
2,910 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kyler sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 1002%
School of 50011%

Put another way: gather 2,910 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kyler. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kylers were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kyler was born before 2010 — so the typical Kyler is around 15 today.

Median birth year
2010
About 15 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
32.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
78.3%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
38,963
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 32.8% of all recorded uses (12,795).

Is Kyler rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−47
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−160
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−119
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.61×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
49.0%
Peak was 2019 (1,611)
Years since peak
6
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
8.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#236
2019

Spellings of Kyler

Kyler is not the most common spelling — Tyler is, with 36.6% against Kyler's 2.4%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Kyler is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Kyler was most concentrated in South Dakota — about 1 in 441 boys, against 1 in 1,272 across all states with data. It was least common in Delaware (1 in 6,250).

16227 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1South Dakota1 in 441
  2. 2Mississippi1 in 444
  3. 3Oklahoma1 in 446
  4. 4Iowa1 in 503
  5. 5Montana1 in 505
  6. 6West Virginia1 in 510
  7. 7Alabama1 in 532
  8. 8North Dakota1 in 559

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Kyler is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 53% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Kyler is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Kyler was most concentrated in Alabama — about 1 in 9,091 girls, against 1 in 25,432 across all states with data. It was least common in Pennsylvania (1 in 100,000).

111 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Alabama1 in 9,091
  2. 2Georgia1 in 9,091
  3. 3Oklahoma1 in 12,500
  4. 4Texas1 in 12,500
  5. 5South Carolina1 in 16,667
  6. 6Arkansas1 in 20,000
  7. 7North Carolina1 in 25,000
  8. 8Kentucky1 in 33,333

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Kyler around the world

Where Kyler ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #2,952
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    1995–2021
    #720
    in 2021
  • Ireland
    2017–2024
    #785
    in 2024
  • France
    2012–2024
    #5,319
    in 2024
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #536
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2007–2012
    #771
    in 2012

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Kyler

People whose public names include Kyler, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Kyler in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Kyler. Linked forms have their own page here.

KyleKellerKélianKalervo

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Kyler by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#404
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 160
Best rank ever
#236
2019
Peak year
2019
1,611 that year
First recorded
1922
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
38,973
Count in 2025
790

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,552
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,283
Best rank ever
#1,757
2019
Peak year
2019
117 that year
First recorded
1983
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,405
Count in 2025
43

Names similar to Kyler

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

KylanSkylerKylenKyloKylinKylarKylianMillerKyleKylonChandlerAdlerTylerKellerKylorKylandZylerTaylerSylerCylerRylerKylynKyleeCutler

Names with a curve like Kyler

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Kyler, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

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Sibling names for Kyler

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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