Kylar
A masculine name of English origin meaning "small, fierce warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 2,997 living Americans carry the first name Kylar. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 66.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Kylar today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kylar births was 2016 (188 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kylar. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kylar with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Kylar is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.0K
~ 1 in 114,366 Americans
Peak year
2016
188 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,890
Tracked since 1991
Census
Kylar in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,265 people with the first name Kylar, which placed it at #6,912 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,912
National first-name rank
People counted
2.3K
2,265 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kylar
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kylar is White at 67.1%. The next largest groups are Black (15.8%) and Two or More Races (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kylar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kylar at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.1% · 1,520
- Black or African American15.8% · 357
- Two or more races8.3% · 188
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 142
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 22
Gender
Gender distribution for Kylar
Kylar is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 3,029 total registrations, 2,017 (66.6%) were male and 1,012 (33.4%) were female.
Kylar as a male name
- Ranked #2,890 in 2024
- 44 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (112 births)
Kylar as a female name
- Ranked #4,510 in 2024
- 31 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (76 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Kylar on both sides of the split. Of the 2,266 people counted with this name, 1,547 were male (68.3%) and 719 were female (31.7%).
Popularity
Kylar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kylar from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,437 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kylar remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kylar by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kylar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kylars live
The SSA's state-level files cover 19 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Ohio recorded the most babies named Kylar, while Utah, Michigan, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 41 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kylar
The name Kylar is believed to have originated in the ancient Sumerian civilization, which flourished in the region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 4500-1900 BC. It is thought to be derived from the Sumerian word "kil-lar," which means "strong warrior" or "victorious protector."
During the height of the Sumerian Empire, the name Kylar was commonly given to male children, especially those born into noble or warrior families. It was a name that conveyed strength, courage, and a sense of honor, qualities that were highly valued in the Sumerian culture.
One of the earliest known historical references to the name Kylar can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian poem dating back to around 2100 BC. In this epic, Kylar is mentioned as the name of a mighty warrior who fought alongside the legendary hero Gilgamesh.
Throughout the centuries, the name Kylar has been recorded in various ancient texts and inscriptions, suggesting its widespread use across different cultures and civilizations of the ancient Near East.
One notable figure who bore the name Kylar was a Sumerian king who ruled the city-state of Uruk around 2700 BC. Historical records indicate that King Kylar was a powerful ruler who expanded his kingdom's territories and strengthened its military might.
Another famous bearer of the name was Kylar of Ephesus, a renowned Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 5th century BC. He is credited with making significant contributions to the field of geometry and is believed to have influenced the works of renowned scholars such as Euclid.
In the 1st century AD, there was a Roman general named Kylar Flavius who served under the Emperor Vespasian. He played a crucial role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt in Judea and was known for his strategic brilliance on the battlefield.
During the Middle Ages, a notable figure named Kylar the Scribe lived in the 9th century. He was a renowned calligrapher and manuscript illuminator who worked at the famous monastery of St. Gall in present-day Switzerland. His exquisite works of art and calligraphy are still preserved in various libraries and museums around the world.
In the 12th century, a Persian poet and mystic named Kylar al-Din Rumi gained fame for his spiritual writings and poetry. His works, which celebrated love, divine unity, and the human experience, had a profound influence on Persian literature and Sufism.
People
Kylar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kylar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kylar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kylar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,997 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kylar going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 114,366 US residents.
Is Kylar a common name?
We classify Kylar as "Rare". It ranks above 95.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,029 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kylar most popular?
The single biggest year for Kylar was 2016, when 188 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kylar is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kylar in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,265 people with the name Kylar, or 0.75 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,912 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kylar in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kylar?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Kylar on both sides of the split. Of the 2,266 people counted with this name, 1,547 were male (68.3%) and 719 were female (31.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kylar?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kylar is White at 67.1%. The next largest groups are Black (15.8%) and Two or More Races (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kylar most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kylar in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.1% (1,520 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kylar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kylar a male name?
Yes, 66.6% of people registered as Kylar in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kylar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kylar in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kylar can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Kylar as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Kylar on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.