Boys' name · since 1985
Cyler
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 655 babies named Cyler, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 655
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cyler is the #8461 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 655 recorded since 1985.
Cyler has 655 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8461 as of the latest data, more common than 39% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #6,709 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 655 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyler ranks #6,709 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 655 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 655
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cyler's 655 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cyler compares
655 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 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
Cyler's all-time total is 78% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cyler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 655 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cyler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cyler's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cyler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Cyler popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Cyler as girls' name)
Cyler by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (266 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Cyler's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cyler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
266 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 266 births (41% of all-time use).
How Cyler 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 Cyler's total volume
Cyler by state
Where Cyler concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
13 of 655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Cyler's data
- Cyler's decade-level peak was the 2000s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cylers (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cyler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Cyler 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 August 2026.