How Many People Are Named Cuyler?
An estimated 723 people in the United States have the first name Cuyler. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Cuyler peaked in popularity in 2009 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cuyler as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cuyler paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
723
About 1 in 474,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2009
38 births
Total Registered
748
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cuyler
Cuyler is predominantly male (98.7%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cuyler as a male name
Ranked #12,667 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (33 births)
Cuyler as a female name
Ranked #17,943 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 2004 (5 births)
Cuyler: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cuyler span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 214 babies were registered. While Cuyler is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cuyler by Decade
How has Cuyler tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cuyler + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cuyler as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cuyler: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cuyler?
We estimate approximately 723 people named Cuyler are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 474,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Cuyler a common name?
Cuyler is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 748 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cuyler most popular?
Cuyler reached peak popularity in 2009, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cuyler is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cuyler a male name?
Cuyler is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cuyler Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cuyler Smith, Cuyler Johnson, Cuyler Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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