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Kyler

Gender
Boy
Say it
KY-ler
Origin
Modern
UK rank, 2025
#3,021 for boys
US rank, 2025
#404 for boys

Kyler is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 404th for boys in the US (790 babies).

Where does Kyler come from?

Modern: probably an elaboration of Kyle

More on Wiktionary.

Is Kyler a girl's or a boy's name?

Kyler is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 43 girls and 790 boys in the US.

How popular is Kyler in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,021st among boys
Babies in 2025
7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 25% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Kyler, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 17 boys.

Half of all the boys named Kyler in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2021, 8% of the babies named Kyler in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 17 in 20202025
Kyler in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20257#3,021
20246#3,335
202311#2,155
20221#6,413
202112#1,969
202017#1,512
20199#2,399
20186#3,162
201713#1,922
201612#2,007
201510#2,260
201411#2,054
20137#2,792
20128#2,595
20118#2,503
20108#2,534
20095#3,395
20082#5,878
20073#4,486
20065#3,013
20051#5,109
20042#4,818
20034#2,990
20025#2,358
20015#2,326
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
199614#1,021

How popular is Kyler in the US?

Rank in 2025
404th among boys
Babies in 2025
790 about 1 in 2,200 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 34% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 790 boys in the US were named Kyler, making it the 404th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 244th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 1,611 boys. It first appears in the records in 1922. 43 girls were also named Kyler in 2025 (3,516th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kyler than any year since 1994.

Half of all the boys named Kyler in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 871 boys in the US were given Kyler or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #382, up from #404 for this spelling alone.

1922Busiest: 1,611 in 20192025
Kyler in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025790#404
2024946#356
20231,035#321
20221,365#252
20211,470#242
20201,466#244
20191,611#236
20181,138#303
20171,073#319
20161,192#299
20151,294#285
20141,231#288
20131,270#276
20121,329#266
20111,371#252
20101,286#269
20091,285#267
20081,269#271
20071,234#278
20061,301#266
20051,176#282
20041,175#274
20031,087#287
20021,107#277
20011,020#292
2000963#306
1999959#298
1998885#314
1997855#312
1996847#311
1995824#317
1994563#406
1993509#433
1992427#487
1991322#565
1990264#621
1989198#694
1988177#705
1987126#828
1986104#892
198564#1,169
198461#1,165
198345#1,398
198233#1,733
198128#1,941
198031#1,808
197913#3,167
197815#2,798
197712#3,201
197618#2,416
19758#3,939
19747#4,188
19735#5,099
19727#3,960
197112#2,811
197013#2,620
19698#3,313
19686#3,672
19675#3,964
19660–
19656#3,535
19646#3,600
19635#4,047
19626#3,638
19610–
19600–
19590–
19580–
19570–
19560–
19555#3,884
19540–
19530–
19520–
19510–
19500–
19490–
19480–
19470–
19465#3,523
19450–
19440–
19430–
19420–
19410–
19400–
19390–
19380–
19370–
19360–
19350–
19340–
19330–
19320–
19310–
19300–
19290–
19280–
19270–
19260–
19250–
19240–
19230–
19225#4,305

Nicknames for Kyler

Names like Kyler

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Other spellings of Kyler

Names related to Kyler

More Modern names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kyler: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyler, updated 20 October 2026.