Unisex name · since 1999

Khyler

692 babies named Khyler in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,489 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,726 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
692
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Khyler currently ranks #3726 among unisex names in America, with 692 babies recorded since 1999.

Social Security Administration records show Khyler recorded 692 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #3726 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #6,489 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,726 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 692 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khyler ranks #6,489 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,726 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 692 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,489 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,726 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
692
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73.2%
Khyler vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Khyler's 692 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Khyler compares

692 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

Khyler's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Khyler Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 692 369 358,536
Peak-year births 57 34 22,252

Khyler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Khyler's full recorded timeline at 2012, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Khyler popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
57
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0204060 19992003200720112015201920232025 30

Khyler popularity over time - girls

129 total births recorded since 2002 (Khyler as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 129 births
4681012 2002200920122015201820212025 6

Khyler by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (336 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Khyler's strongest decade.

336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Khyler births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 336 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Khyler 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 Khyler's total volume

Khyler vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -57, 4%-35, 6.9%-24, 8.8%-21, 7.7%-50, 5.2%-102, 15.6%-22, 7.6%-22, 8.8%-43, 4.8%-29, 7.4%-106, 2.5%-146, 2.7%-37, 10.7%-46, 9%-38, 5.4%Khyler-27, 8.2%Khyler
Khyler vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Khyler by state

Where Khyler concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Khyler
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 2.7%
#2 Mississippi
12 1.7%
#3 Georgia
11 1.6%
#4 California
5 0.7%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.7%
#6 Michigan
5 0.7%
#7 Missouri
5 0.7%
Texas share of Khyler's total US births 2.7%
Even split

19 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khyler?
Khyler has been given to 692 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,489 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,726 of 13,930. 57 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Khyler sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khyler ranks #6,489 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,726 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Khyler most popular?
Khyler was most popular in the 2010s decade with 336 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Khyler most popular?
The top states for the name Khyler are Texas (19 births), Mississippi (12 births), Georgia (11 births).
Is Khyler a unisex name?
Yes, Khyler is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 692 births, and as a girl's name it has 129 births.
How long has the name Khyler been used?
The SSA has tracked Khyler since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Khyler?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khyree, Khyrie, Khylan, Khyson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Khyler's data

  • Khyler's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (336 total births) through the 2020s (222) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Khylers (19 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.

Keep exploring Khyler

Nearby Names Like Khyler

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Khyler

Names with a similar popularity rank to Khyler

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Khyler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2025 (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 Khyler 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.