Boys' name · since 1986
Kylor
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 500 babies named Kylor, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,464 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 500
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kylor is the #8464 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 500 recorded since 1986.
Kylor has 500 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8464 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #7,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,464 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 500 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylor ranks #7,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,464 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 500 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,464 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 500
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kylor's 500 recorded births place it above 82.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kylor compares
500 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kylor's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 500 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kylor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kylor's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kylor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kylor popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2009 (Kylor as girls' name)
Kylor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (156 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kylor's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kylor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 156 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kylor 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 Kylor's total volume
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What to do with Kylor's data
- Kylor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kylor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1986–2025 (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 Kylor 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.