Kyle

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #508 for boys in 2025, 594 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1990 · 22,710 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
36 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
485,780
since 1881

Kyle over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #18, 1990boys
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617#508594
2024#4,38732#439721
2023#4,56530#417758
2022#5,30924#394808
2021#4,24533#363899
2020#3,33846#3131,056
2019#3,55243#2621,386
2018#2,64765#2231,682
2017#3,30548#2101,842
2016#3,58843#1992,039
2015#2,89060#1742,394
2014#2,58268#1792,388
2013#2,90358#1552,589
2012#3,16952#1272,968
2011#2,94558#1203,269
2010#4,39733#1073,581
2009#4,37034#994,180
2008#4,88230#974,705
2007#3,78642#865,355
2006#3,41447#816,150
2005#3,80938#686,688
2004#2,32674#557,826
2003#2,61061#538,651
2002#3,14645#4010,064
2001#2,66356#4010,568
2000#2,74053#3711,969
1999#2,25866#2813,774
1998#1,69094#2415,277
1997#1,442115#2415,919
1996#1,519105#2515,600
1995#1,330124#2416,761
1994#1,147155#2418,399
1993#1,110162#2319,454
1992#1,056173#2220,714
1991#1,103163#2121,610
1990#827237#1822,710
1989#766254#2020,882
1988#665290#2119,895
1987#606319#2219,862
1986#694261#2319,315
1985#620303#2716,523
1984#718230#3412,546
1983#702243#3412,372
1982#829189#478,207
1981#942157#526,570
1980#884173#575,775
1979#897166#565,449
1978#903158#634,517
1977#1,35883#793,505
1976#1,58563#803,308
1975#1,25889#882,833
1974#1,18594#972,598
1973#1,28680#1102,372
1972#1,51662#1132,477
1971#1,30583#1162,823
1970#1,22491#1202,763
1969#1,29076#1432,134
1968#1,57553#1481,943
1967#1,59850#1382,139
1966#1,47456#1461,954
1965#1,10990#2101,169
1964#1,016112#1911,478
1963#934128#1801,628
1962#900138#1761,712
1961#700225#2321,159
1960#681223#2201,263
1959#668224#2371,146
1958#783163#2471,011
1957#712195#2411,033
1956#700186#344470
1955#839134#360404
1954#736158#361402
1953#736153#358360
1952#712156#352381
1951#594211#369343
1950#876102#430239
1949#1,51237#563144
1948#2,49116#585130
1947#3,24011#548151
1946#3,21710#621107
1945#4,5565#66881
1944#4,5745#62696
1943#1,83422#576121
1942#4,1246#587112
1941—#546119
1940—#61394
1939—#569101
1938—#69077
1937#4,2555#563106
1936#3,7016#59196
1935—#541114
1934—#64287
1933—#69474
1932—#69778
1931—#67379
1930—#65489
1929—#68980
1928—#74374
1927—#619102
1926—#68985
1925—#70384
1924—#69688
1923—#81568
1922—#73081
1921—#84367
1920—#69985
1919—#92752
1918—#79667
1917—#69975
1916—#78162
1915#4,2745#74165
1914—#81942
1913—#99525
1912—#72535
1911—#1,03811
1910—#78215
1909—#89311
1908—#87710
1907—#9998
1906—#79810
1905—#8369
1904—#76010
1903—#9107
1902—#9337
1901——
1900—#1,0507
1899—#8577
1898——
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1896—#9826
1895—#8727
1894—#66810
1893—#8367
1892—#9566
1891—#7667
1890—#9945
1889—#9745
1888—#7049
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1881—#8665
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Kyle! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kyle is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNHWashington: #231 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,392 boysWAIdaho: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 950 boysIDMontana: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,549 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #232 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,556 boysMNIllinois: #398 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,706 boysILWisconsin: #291 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,398 boysWIMichigan: #444 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,655 boysMINew York: #443 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 10,250 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedRIOregon: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,594 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,403 boysSDIowa: #240 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,089 boysIAIndiana: #338 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,889 boysINOhio: #296 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,795 boysOHPennsylvania: #348 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 8,605 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #359 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 4,800 boysCAUtah: #148 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 833 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedCONebraska: #221 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,284 boysNEMissouri: #337 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,228 boysMOKentucky: #346 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,220 boysKYWest Virginia: #255 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,696 boysWVVirginia: #333 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,340 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNMKansas: #236 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,196 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedARTennessee: #284 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,163 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #255 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,221 boysOKLouisiana: #463 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,814 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedMSAlabama: #343 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,889 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedGAHawaii: #183 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 867 boysHITexas: #272 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,951 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#148 · 1 in 833
  2. Idaho#169 · 1 in 950
  3. Hawaii#183 · 1 in 867
  4. South Dakota#201 · 1 in 1,403
  5. Montana#203 · 1 in 1,549

Best ever in a state: #3 in Wyoming, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#148141 in 833
Idaho#16981 in 950
Hawaii#18381 in 867
South Dakota#20161 in 1,403
Montana#20351 in 1,549
Nebraska#22171 in 2,284
Washington#231131 in 2,392
Minnesota#232111 in 3,556
Kansas#236111 in 2,196
Iowa#240101 in 3,089
Oklahoma#255111 in 2,221
West Virginia#25581 in 2,696
Texas#272621 in 1,951
Oregon#28251 in 3,594
Tennessee#284131 in 3,163
Wisconsin#29171 in 6,398
Ohio#296231 in 4,795
Virginia#333101 in 4,340
Missouri#33791 in 5,228
Indiana#33891 in 5,889
Alabama#343101 in 3,889
Kentucky#34671 in 5,220
Pennsylvania#348141 in 8,605
California#359331 in 4,800
Illinois#398141 in 7,706
New York#443171 in 10,250
Michigan#44491 in 10,655
Louisiana#46371 in 5,814
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Kyle
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#439 → #508)
  • 195 spots since 2020 (#313 → #508)
  • 334 spots since 2015 (#174 → #508)
  • Biggest jump: 313 spots in 1912 (#1,038 → #725)
  • Biggest drop: 270 spots in 1889 (#704 → #974)
Rise & fade · boys
109 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1990 at #18 (22,710 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1974–2009
  • Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1912–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 90
  • Highest: 1 in 90 boys born in 1990 were named Kyle (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,876 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 37.1% of all boys named Kyle (180,218) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s19#704 (1888)#848
1890s55#668 (1894)#866
1900s79#760 (1904)#895
1910s449#699 (1917)#830
1920s814#619 (1927)#723
1930s901#541 (1935)#631
1940s1,155#546 (1941)#593
1950s5,789#237 (1959)#330
1960s16,579#138 (1967)#178
1970s32,645#56 (1979)#92
1980s141,947#20 (1989)#34
1990s180,218#18 (1990)#23
2000s76,156#37 (2000)#66
2010s24,138#107 (2010)#176
2020s4,836#313 (2020)#406

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

Kyle in 1955

girls
#839
134 births · 1 in 14,592 girls
boys
#360
404 births · 1 in 5,099 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #839Kyle134

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #360Kyle404
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 14,592 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 87.5% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kyle
  1. #834Rosita135
  2. #834Rowena135
  3. #834Thea135
  4. #839Kyle134
  5. #839Libby134
  6. #839Sydney134
  7. #842Callie133
  8. #842Frieda133
  9. #844Dina132

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

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 5,099 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kyle
  1. #357Arturo410
  2. #358Rufus406
  3. #359Bert405
  4. #360Kyle404
  5. #361Carroll403
  6. #361Dewey403
  7. #361Grady403
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →