How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas town, that's not enough.
Another attempt by the city of Kyle, Texas, to break world record for the largest gathering of people with a name fell short Saturday despite 706 Kyles of all ages showing up at a suburban Austin park.
The crown is held by a town in Bosnia that gathered 2,325 people named Ivan in 2017, according to Guinness World Records.
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It's not the first time the Kyles have come looking for the Ivans. Last year, the official count of what has come to be known as the Reunion of the Kyles reached 1,490 in the fast-growing Texas city about 37 miles south of Austin, the state capital .
Kyle is not one of the popular names in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration, which annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state. The most recent data showed that Kyle ranked 416th among male names in 2023.
In comparison, Ivan ranked 153rd.
