Given name & surname
Kyler
“an archer”
Kyler is used as a given name and a surname. One Danish interpretation is “an archer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Danish interpretation is “an archer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Danish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyler through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41,378
- 38,973 boys · 2,405 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,728 babies
- 2025
- 833
- #404 for boys · #3,553 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 790 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 404 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,611 in 2019. It also appeared in 43 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (83). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 30,518 as a first name in 2020; 1,525 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kyler’s family of names
In English usage, Kyler has a short form in Kye. Kyler has a related form in Kyla. In English usage, Kyler has a related form in Kylar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kyler
- Kyler MurrayAmerican football and baseball player (born 1997)
- Kyler EdwardsAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
- Kyler PettisAmerican actorborn 1992
- Kyler PhillipsAmerican mixed martial arts fighterborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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