boy's name
Kyler
KY-lur
- Origin American
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 43,913
the United States
#404
2025 births
Kyler has no agreed source, and the two accounts point in different directions — a Dutch occupational surname for an archer, or simply Kyle with an -er ending attached in America. Our records carry it from 1922, with almost all volume after 1995.
- Kyler is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 1,728 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,980 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kyler over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 42 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 902 |
| 1990s | 6,881 |
| 2000s | 12,279 |
| 2010s | 13,642 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,507 |
What Kyler means
Kyler has no established meaning. It is a modern American name, so the readings given for it are attached to a coinage rather than traced to a source.
Where Kyler comes from
Kyler is modern and its origin is disputed. One account takes it from the Dutch surname Cuyler or Kuyler, generally read as an archer or crossbowman. The other simply adds an -er to Kyle, the Ayrshire district name from the Gaelic caol, a narrow strait — the same word behind Kyla, elsewhere on this site. Our records carry it from 1922 but almost all of its volume falls after 1995.
Kyler in use
Kyler peaked in the United States in 2019, when 1,728 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It now ranks 404th in the United States on 833 births and 3143rd in England and Wales on 7, across 43,913 lifetime births in three of the seven markets we track. About 6 percent of recorded births are female.
How popular is Kyler?
In 2025, Kyler was given to 833 babies in the United States, ranking #404 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kyler is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kyler
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kyler also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kyler over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kyler in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Kyle
Sibling names for Kyler
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kyler — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kyler
What does the name Kyler mean?
Nothing settled — either a Dutch surname for an archer, or Kyle with an added ending.
Is Kyle the source?
Possibly. Kyle is an Ayrshire district from the Gaelic caol, a narrow strait.
Is Kyla related?
Through the Kyle line, yes.
How popular is Kyler?
404th in the United States, and stable rather than falling in our data.
Is Kyler a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyler is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kyler?
Kyler has 2 syllables.
Is Kyler a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kyler currently ranks #404 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.