Boys' name · since 1986

Kyal

Kyal has 71 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,744 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade

71 boys have been named Kyal since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kyal has 71 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2002.

  • #19,744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 71 born since 1986
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyal ranks #19,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.

#19,744 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyal's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kyal's full recorded timeline at 1995, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kyal popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
456789 198619871988198919911993199519961997199820002002 5

Kyal by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 51% of the file).

1990s was Kyal's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Kyal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyal? ▼
Since 1986, Social Security records show 71 babies named Kyal. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,744 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2002. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 8 births.
Where does Kyal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyal ranks #19,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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, Kyari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kyal's data

  • Kyal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kyal

Nearby Names Like Kyal

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

Kyan Boy
#2029 3,786 births
Kyaire Boy
#367 2,540 births
Kyair Boy
#1498 835 births
Kyari Boy
#6778 62 births
Kyandre Boy
61 births

Compare Kyal side by side: Kyal vs Kyan Kyal vs Kyaire Kyal vs Kyair

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Ruford
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Dorsel
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Vennie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyal: 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, 1986–2002 (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 Kyal 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.