Kyler
An English masculine name derived from the surname Kyle, believed to mean "from the boar's meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 40,014 living Americans carry the first name Kyler. It sits at #357 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. It is a predominantly male name (94.2% of registrations). The average person named Kyler today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kyler births was 2019 (1,727 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kyler. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kyler with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Kyler is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
40K
~ 1 in 8,566 Americans
Peak year
2019
1,727 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#357
Tracked since 1922
Census
Kyler in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 30,514 people with the first name Kyler, which placed it at #1,243 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,243
National first-name rank
People counted
31K
30,514 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
10.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kyler
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyler is White at 74.8%. The next largest groups are Black (7.6%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kyler described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kyler at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.8% · 22,812
- Black or African American7.6% · 2,327
- Two or more races7.1% · 2,180
- Hispanic or Latino6.2% · 1,898
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 790
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 507
Gender
Gender distribution for Kyler
Kyler leans heavily male at 94.2% of total registrations, but 2,362 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Kyler as a male name
- Ranked #357 in 2024
- 942 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (1,610 births)
Kyler as a female name
- Ranked #2,941 in 2024
- 56 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (117 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kyler leans strongly male. 28,660 people counted with this name were male (93.9%), compared with 1,858 female bearers (6.1%).
Popularity
Kyler: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kyler from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 13,639 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kyler remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kyler by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kyler during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kylers live
The SSA's state-level files cover 48 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Kyler, while Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 784 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kyler
The name Kyler is a relatively modern variant of the traditional name Kyle, which has its origins in the Scottish Gaelic language. The name Kyle is derived from the Gaelic word "coille," meaning "wood" or "forest." It is believed that the name was initially used as a surname for those who lived near or worked in wooded areas.
The earliest recorded use of the name Kyle dates back to the 12th century in Scotland. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Kyle of Lochalmound, a Scottish nobleman who lived during the reign of King William the Lion in the late 12th century.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Kyle remained predominantly associated with Scottish heritage and was primarily used as a surname. It wasn't until the 17th century that the name began to gain popularity as a given name, particularly in Scottish and Irish communities.
One notable historical figure with the name Kyle was Kyle McDougall, a Scottish soldier who fought in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. He was born in 1720 and served as a captain in the Jacobite army under Prince Charles Edward Stuart.
In the 19th century, the name Kyle began to spread beyond its Scottish and Irish roots, gaining popularity in other parts of the English-speaking world. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Kyler was Kyler Sewell, an American farmer born in 1832 in Ohio.
Another notable figure with the name Kyler was Kyler Sinclair, a Canadian politician and businessman who was born in 1877 in Ontario. He served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925.
As the 20th century progressed, the variant spelling "Kyler" became more common, particularly in the United States. One of the earliest known individuals with this spelling was Kyler Brock, an American baseball player who was born in 1903 and played for the Chicago White Sox in the 1920s.
Another significant figure with the name Kyler was Kyler Van Norden, an American artist and illustrator who was born in 1911 and is known for his work in children's literature and advertising.
In more recent times, one of the most notable individuals with the name Kyler is Kyler Murray, an American football player who was born in 1997 and currently plays as a quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League.
People
Kyler + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyler as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kyler: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyler?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 40,014 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kyler going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 8,566 US residents.
Is Kyler a common name?
We classify Kyler as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 40,535 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kyler most popular?
The single biggest year for Kyler was 2019, when 1,727 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kyler is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kyler in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 30,514 people with the name Kyler, or 10.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,243 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kyler in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kyler?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kyler leans strongly male. 28,660 people counted with this name were male (93.9%), compared with 1,858 female bearers (6.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kyler?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyler is White at 74.8%. The next largest groups are Black (7.6%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kyler most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kyler in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.8% (22,812 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kyler in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kyler a male name?
Yes, 94.2% of people registered as Kyler in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kyler still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kyler in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kyler can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kyler?
Want to know how many people have the name Kyler? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.