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All around the world, Kyl (凯尔 , Kyl , カイル ) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Kyl is characteristic of Australia, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, Japan, where it is a very rare male name, and China, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, the United States, and Japan. Likewise, Kyl is the last name as well as the forename.
Kyl is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kyle Broflovski , the fictional character in South Park; Kyle Reese , the fictional character in the Terminator franchise; Kyle Lewis , the baseball player; Kyle Rayner , the fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, Justice League and Kyle Katarn , the fictional character from Star Wars, Star Wars: Dark Forces, and in many other works.