girls:
981 births since 1991
#4735 (17th percentile)
boys:
2k births since 1992
#2829 (38th percentile)
overall:
3k births since 1991
#4989 (36th percentile)
The name Kylar is the #4,989 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,954 recorded births since 1991. This represents the 35.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 35.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,829 (38.3% percentile) for all time with 1,973 births since 1992. For girls, it ranks #4,735 (17.1% percentile) for all time with 981 births since 1991.
Kylar first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991 (1991 for girls and 1992 for boys).
The name Kylar has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (66.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 50.6% of babies named Kylar were boys. Interestingly, until around 1993, the name was more popular for girls (55.6% girls from 1991 to 1992), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (67.0% boys from 1993 to 2023).
For boys, Kylar reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 11.6% percentile (ranked #814) with 55 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 55 births per million (ranked 11.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2016, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kylar ranks #877 for boys (3.7% percentile) with 21 births per million, which is 38.5% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kylar reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 7.4% percentile (ranked #886) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 39 births per million (ranked 7.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kylar ranks #914 for girls (3.5% percentile) with 22 births per million, which is 55.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kylar".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kylar. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 89.5% confident that Kylar is pronounced as KAI-ler, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEE-lahr, at 10.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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