Kyler

What Kyler means

Means “archer”

An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar".

Source: Wiktionary, “Kyler” (revision 92474732), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Kyler?

US: Falling: down from #285 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #2707 in 2015, #2952 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2019, when 1,611 boys got the name (#236 that year). First in the US records in 1922.

How common

• About 1 in 2,162 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 38,848 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in OK (1.75 per 1,000 boys), MS (1.48 per 1,000 boys), MT (1.33 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Kyler is #404 in the US and #2952 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 94.8% of US babies named Kyler were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Keyler92 US
• Keller76 US
• Keylor49 US
• Kailer35 US
• Kylar29 US
• Kayler21 US
• Kaylor14 US
• Cuyler11 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Kylar

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Kyler

Boys

• Avery#291Editor’s note Down from #188 in 2015 to #291 in 2025 in the US
• Layne#662Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #662 vs #1,798 in 2025
• Jackson#36Editor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records
• Parker#102From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*
• Zane#324Variant of Zayn, meaning “beauty”^*
• Finnegan#526“descendant of Fionnagán”^*

For a sister

• Raegan#505Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 9 babies
• Reagan#248“descendant of Riagán”^*
• Rylie#476Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #476 vs #1,454 in 2025
• Kennedy#85“head + ugly”^*
• Riley#48“rye + clearing, meadow”^*
• Rylee#137Variant of Riley, meaning “rye + clearing, meadow”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Kyler’s. Rank is US 2025.