Kylar
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- KY-lar
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Unisex
Kylar is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
Where does Kylar come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps blending Kyle and Skylar
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kylar a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kylar has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Kylar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Kylar, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,815th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 112 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992. 24 girls were also named Kylar in 2025 (5,237th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Kylar than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Kylar in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 871 boys in the US were given Kylar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #382, up from #3,756 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 45% of the babies named Kylar in the US were girls.
Kylar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,698 |
| 2018 | 92 | #1,707 |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2016 | 112 | #1,515 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,567 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,514 |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,588 |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,636 |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,635 |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,880 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,773 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,304 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,293 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,191 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 44 | #2,137 |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,808 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,021 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
Nicknames for Kylar
Names like Kylar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Braylen Kian Aiden Brayden Keegan Declan Kayson Rayden Kyaire Ronan Jayden
Other spellings of Kylar
Names related to Kylar
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kylar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kylar, updated 20 October 2026.