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.

23
total births
1991–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
30%
born in that 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.

  • 23 total births
  • 1991–2020 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 30% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

23 boys have been named Kyale since 1991, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

23
total births
1991–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kyale was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kyale in 2018 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

23

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

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

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

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 July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyale?
23 babies have been named Kyale since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kyale: Baby Name Since 1991 - 23 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kyale. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.