Boys' name · since 1991

Kyale

23 babies named Kyale in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Kyale is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1991.

Kyale has 23 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2020.

  • #27,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyale ranks #27,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyale's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% 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.

Kyale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kyale's full recorded timeline at 2018, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kyale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1991200820182020 6

Kyale by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 30% of the file).

2010s was Kyale's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Kyale births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (30% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyale? ▼
23 babies have been named Kyale since 1991. All-time, it sits at #27,877 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
Where does Kyale sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyale ranks #27,877 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 Kyale most popular? ▼
Kyale was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kyale been used? ▼
Records for Kyale go back to 1991, giving 30 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Kyale? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyan, Kyaire, Kyair, Kyal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kyale's data

  • Kyale's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Kyale

Nearby Names Like Kyale

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

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

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

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Lorentz
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Rabun
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Errett
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Gains
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyale: 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, 1991–2020 (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 Kyale 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.