Unisex name · since 2000
Kayler
250 babies named Kayler in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayler is the #4816 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 250 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayler has been recorded 250 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #4816 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #11,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,816 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 250 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayler ranks #11,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,816 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 250 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayler's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kayler compares
250 42nd percentile among 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
Kayler's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 250 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayler's full recorded timeline at 2016, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kayler popularity over time - girls
142 total births recorded since 1987 (Kayler as girls' name)
Kayler by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Kayler's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kayler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (50% of all-time use).
Kayler by state
Where Kayler concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
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What to do with Kayler's data
- Kayler's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kaylers (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kayler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Kayler 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.