Kayle

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #7,048
Given to girls 86.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2000 · 190 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,028
since 1955

Kayle over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #1,088, 2000peak #2,373, 1990girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#7,88513—
2024#13,4776—
2023#7,24715—
2022#5,79321—
2021#5,74821—
2020#5,48722—
2019#5,04126—
2018#5,00726—
2017#3,55243—
2016#3,70741—
2015#3,47845—
2014#2,58268#7,04811
2013#2,72663#8,1189
2012#1,955100#8,1589
2011#1,886106#7,50210
2010#1,783115#8,8038
2009#1,660134#5,80015
2008#1,685132#5,48716
2007#1,645135#8,1739
2006#1,552140#4,22322
2005#1,466144#4,82417
2004#1,369153#8,9277
2003#1,365148#4,42618
2002#1,386139#4,91915
2001#1,322145#7,5368
2000#1,088190#4,57316
1999#1,108179#4,34116
1998#1,123171#4,41315
1997#1,225146#4,24615
1996#1,358124#3,67818
1995#1,306127#3,69317
1994#1,337126#4,80312
1993#1,409115#4,02015
1992#1,290132#2,74725
1991#1,420113#3,63616
1990#1,300125#2,37329
1989#1,454101#2,69023
1988#1,70475#3,20316
1987#1,73369#2,83818
1986#2,07951#2,42922
1985#3,24627#3,40113
1984#2,01850#3,70111
1983#4,10918#3,23013
1982#4,94514#4,5938
1981#8,1287#5,4686
1980#9,0956#3,43012
1979——
1978#9,7505#4,1578
1977#5,53211#3,8369
1976#9,2845#3,7249
1975#5,51610#5,4645
1974—#4,6346
1973—#4,0547
1972—#4,9865
1971#7,3886#3,6588
1970—#3,5218
1969—#4,4045
1968#6,2466#3,1078
1967—#3,5596
1966—#3,9485
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First appearance
1955

The first year at least five girls were named Kayle! It came in at #5,208, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1956–1960, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kayle is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,288 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,736 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,003 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,586 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedIAIndiana: #740 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,513 girlsINOhio: #937 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,803 girlsOHPennsylvania: #781 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,478 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,431 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 13,814 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedVAMaryland: #712 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,788 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedKSArkansas: #453 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,380 girlsARTennessee: #523 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,392 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #555 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedMSAlabama: #550 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,475 girlsALGeorgia: #873 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,363 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kayle, so not publishedHITexas: #1,190 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 10,246 girlsTXFlorida: #1,214 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,611 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#453 · 1 in 2,380
  2. Tennessee#523 · 1 in 3,392
  3. Alabama#550 · 1 in 3,475
  4. Louisiana#555 · 1 in 3,121
  5. Maryland#712 · 1 in 4,788

Best ever in a state: #425 in Mississippi, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#45351 in 2,380
Tennessee#52391 in 3,392
Alabama#55061 in 3,475
Louisiana#55571 in 3,121
Maryland#71251 in 4,788
Indiana#74061 in 5,513
Pennsylvania#78191 in 6,478
Georgia#87371 in 6,363
Ohio#93771 in 8,803
Michigan#1,00361 in 8,586
Texas#1,190141 in 10,246
Florida#1,21471 in 10,611
Illinois#1,28861 in 11,736
California#1,431161 in 13,814
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kayle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 5,592 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #7,885)
  • 2,398 spots since 2020 (#5,487 → #7,885)
  • 4,407 spots since 2015 (#3,478 → #7,885)
Rise & fade · girls
45 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1955
  • Peaked 2000 at #1,088 (190 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,558
  • Highest: 1 in 9,558 girls born in 2000 were named Kayle (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 36.2% of all girls named Kayle (1,460) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1981
  • Mostly boys until 1980, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s11#5,208 (1955)#5,647
1960s13#5,309 (1961)#5,778
1970s37#5,516 (1975)#7,494
1980s418#1,454 (1989)#3,851
1990s1,358#1,108 (1999)#1,288
2000s1,460#1,088 (2000)#1,454
2010s633#1,783 (2010)#3,172
2020s98#5,487 (2020)#7,606

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kayle in 1998

girls
#1,123
171 births · 1 in 10,333 girls
boys
#4,413
15 births · 1 in 127,424 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #1,123Kayle171

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #4,413Kayle15
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 10,333 of them was named Kayle, which outranked 93.2% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kayle
  1. #1,118Flor172
  2. #1,118Griselda172
  3. #1,118Jaylin172
  4. #1,123Kayle171
  5. #1,123Tabatha171
  6. #1,125Irma170
  7. #1,125Mari170
  8. #1,127Aracely169

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 127,424 of them was named Kayle, which outranked 61.0% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kayle
  1. #4,197Yeng16
  2. #4,197Yuta16
  3. #4,197Zavian16
  4. #4,413Kayle15
  5. #4,413Ahmet15
  6. #4,413Albin15
  7. #4,413Alecsander15
  8. #4,650Abrahim14
  9. #4,650Adeel14
  10. #4,650Ahman14

Tied with 236 names at #4,413; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →