Not enough Kyles came through on Saturday to set the world record in a Central Texas town for the largest same-name gathering.
The city of Kyle — about 20 miles south of Austin — had asked for people with the first name to show up in its latest bid to set a Guinness World Record. But the Kyles fell short by more than 1,600.
The city counted 706 Kyles, less than half of last year’s turnout, in its fifth attempt, said city spokesperson Alison Kelly.
Last year, nearly 1,500 Kyles from across the country descended on the town, its largest gathering of people named Kyle thus far. The record belongs to the town of Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a gathering of 2,325 people named Ivan in 2017.