Recorded 1986–2002 Boys' name Peak 1988 71 births

Kyal — boys' name

71 babies named Kyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s362000s10
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kyal was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kyal in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyal

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Kyal between 1986 and 2002, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kyal at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

71

Since 1986

17 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1986

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2002

Kyal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1986

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Kyal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 51% of Kyal's all-time total
1980s251990s362000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyal?
71 babies have been named Kyal since 1986. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Kyal most popular?
Kyal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Kyal been used?
Kyal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 17 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Kyal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyan, Kyaire, Kyair, Kyandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.