Total births
749
Boys' name · since 1924
Cuyler
749 babies named Cuyler in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12537
- among boys today
- 749
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Cuyler is the #12537 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 749 recorded since 1924.
Cuyler has 749 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12537 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #12537 among boys today
- 749 born since 1924
- 2000s peak decade
- 12% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cuyler is currently the #12537 boys' name in America, more common than 12% of boys - 749 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12537
- among boys today
- 749
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Cuyler vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12537
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 12% of names given to boys today.
2000s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Cuyler was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
33 babies were named Cuyler in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Cuyler compares
749 Top 36% higher than 64% of 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cuyler's all-time total is 104% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cuyler | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 749 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 23 | 22,252 |
Cuyler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cuyler splits its recorded history at 1999: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cuyler at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#12,537
Active since
1924
Cuyler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Cuyler popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2004 (Cuyler as girls' name)
Cuyler by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Cuyler's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Cuyler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 204 births (27% of all-time use).
How Cuyler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cuyler's total volume
Cuyler vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cuyler? ▼
749 babies have been named Cuyler since 1924. It currently ranks #12537 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 33 births.
When was Cuyler most popular? ▼
Cuyler was most popular in the 2000s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Cuyler been used? ▼
Cuyler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 102 years of data through 2025.
What to do with Cuyler's data
- Cuyler's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cuyler: #12537 Boys' Name - 749 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cuyler. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cuyler draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.