Kyler

Where Kyler comes from

An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar". * The surname is quite rare. The given name may be a recent coinage based on Kyle and Tyler.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kyler
Along the way
  1. 1922
    First appearance
    #4,307 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1997
    Kyler Murray born
    American football and baseball player
  3. 1999
    Kyler Edwards born
    American basketball player
  4. 2019
    Peak, #236
    1,611 babies named Kyler — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2025
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #404.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage.
Namesakes
  • Kyler Murray · American football and baseball player, born 1997
  • Kyler Edwards · American basketball player, born 1999
  • Kyler Pettis · American actor, born 1992
  • Kyler Phillips · American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1995
  • Kyler Fackrell · American football player, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.