How Many People Are Named Kyel?
An estimated 285 people in the United States have the first name Kyel. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kyel peaked in popularity in 2012 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kyel 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 Kyel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
285
About 1 in 1,202,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2012
14 births
Total Registered
289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kyel
Kyel is predominantly male (98.3%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kyel as a male name
Ranked #7,050 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (14 births)
Kyel as a female name
Ranked #14,431 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1992 (5 births)
Kyel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kyel span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 75 babies were registered. While Kyel is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kyel by Decade
How has Kyel 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.
Kyel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kyel
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kyel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyel?
We estimate approximately 285 people named Kyel 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 1,202,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Kyel a common name?
Kyel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kyel most popular?
Kyel reached peak popularity in 2012, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kyel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kyel a male name?
Kyel is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kyel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kyel Smith, Kyel Johnson, Kyel 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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