How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough.
Another attempt by the city of Kyle in Texas, to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with one name fell short on Saturday despite 706 Kyles of all ages turning up at a park in the suburbs of Austin.
The crown is currently held by a town in Bosnia that got 2325 people named Ivan together in 2017, according to Guinness World Records.
It’s not the first time the Kyles have come gunning for the Ivans.
Last year, the official count at what has become known as the Gathering of the Kyles clocked in at 1490 in the fast-growing Texas city that is about 59 kilometres south of Austin, the state’s capital.
Kyle is not a chart-topper among popular names in the US, according to the Social Security Administration, which annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state.
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The most recent data showed Kyle ranked 416th among male names in 2023.
By comparison, Ivan ranked 153.
