Kyle
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #508 for boys in 2025, 594 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1990 · 22,710 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 485,780since 1881
Kyle over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #508 | 594 |
| 2024 | #4,387 | 32 | #439 | 721 |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | #417 | 758 |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | #394 | 808 |
| 2021 | #4,245 | 33 | #363 | 899 |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 46 | #313 | 1,056 |
| 2019 | #3,552 | 43 | #262 | 1,386 |
| 2018 | #2,647 | 65 | #223 | 1,682 |
| 2017 | #3,305 | 48 | #210 | 1,842 |
| 2016 | #3,588 | 43 | #199 | 2,039 |
| 2015 | #2,890 | 60 | #174 | 2,394 |
| 2014 | #2,582 | 68 | #179 | 2,388 |
| 2013 | #2,903 | 58 | #155 | 2,589 |
| 2012 | #3,169 | 52 | #127 | 2,968 |
| 2011 | #2,945 | 58 | #120 | 3,269 |
| 2010 | #4,397 | 33 | #107 | 3,581 |
| 2009 | #4,370 | 34 | #99 | 4,180 |
| 2008 | #4,882 | 30 | #97 | 4,705 |
| 2007 | #3,786 | 42 | #86 | 5,355 |
| 2006 | #3,414 | 47 | #81 | 6,150 |
| 2005 | #3,809 | 38 | #68 | 6,688 |
| 2004 | #2,326 | 74 | #55 | 7,826 |
| 2003 | #2,610 | 61 | #53 | 8,651 |
| 2002 | #3,146 | 45 | #40 | 10,064 |
| 2001 | #2,663 | 56 | #40 | 10,568 |
| 2000 | #2,740 | 53 | #37 | 11,969 |
| 1999 | #2,258 | 66 | #28 | 13,774 |
| 1998 | #1,690 | 94 | #24 | 15,277 |
| 1997 | #1,442 | 115 | #24 | 15,919 |
| 1996 | #1,519 | 105 | #25 | 15,600 |
| 1995 | #1,330 | 124 | #24 | 16,761 |
| 1994 | #1,147 | 155 | #24 | 18,399 |
| 1993 | #1,110 | 162 | #23 | 19,454 |
| 1992 | #1,056 | 173 | #22 | 20,714 |
| 1991 | #1,103 | 163 | #21 | 21,610 |
| 1990 | #827 | 237 | #18 | 22,710 |
| 1989 | #766 | 254 | #20 | 20,882 |
| 1988 | #665 | 290 | #21 | 19,895 |
| 1987 | #606 | 319 | #22 | 19,862 |
| 1986 | #694 | 261 | #23 | 19,315 |
| 1985 | #620 | 303 | #27 | 16,523 |
| 1984 | #718 | 230 | #34 | 12,546 |
| 1983 | #702 | 243 | #34 | 12,372 |
| 1982 | #829 | 189 | #47 | 8,207 |
| 1981 | #942 | 157 | #52 | 6,570 |
| 1980 | #884 | 173 | #57 | 5,775 |
| 1979 | #897 | 166 | #56 | 5,449 |
| 1978 | #903 | 158 | #63 | 4,517 |
| 1977 | #1,358 | 83 | #79 | 3,505 |
| 1976 | #1,585 | 63 | #80 | 3,308 |
| 1975 | #1,258 | 89 | #88 | 2,833 |
| 1974 | #1,185 | 94 | #97 | 2,598 |
| 1973 | #1,286 | 80 | #110 | 2,372 |
| 1972 | #1,516 | 62 | #113 | 2,477 |
| 1971 | #1,305 | 83 | #116 | 2,823 |
| 1970 | #1,224 | 91 | #120 | 2,763 |
| 1969 | #1,290 | 76 | #143 | 2,134 |
| 1968 | #1,575 | 53 | #148 | 1,943 |
| 1967 | #1,598 | 50 | #138 | 2,139 |
| 1966 | #1,474 | 56 | #146 | 1,954 |
| 1965 | #1,109 | 90 | #210 | 1,169 |
| 1964 | #1,016 | 112 | #191 | 1,478 |
| 1963 | #934 | 128 | #180 | 1,628 |
| 1962 | #900 | 138 | #176 | 1,712 |
| 1961 | #700 | 225 | #232 | 1,159 |
| 1960 | #681 | 223 | #220 | 1,263 |
| 1959 | #668 | 224 | #237 | 1,146 |
| 1958 | #783 | 163 | #247 | 1,011 |
| 1957 | #712 | 195 | #241 | 1,033 |
| 1956 | #700 | 186 | #344 | 470 |
| 1955 | #839 | 134 | #360 | 404 |
| 1954 | #736 | 158 | #361 | 402 |
| 1953 | #736 | 153 | #358 | 360 |
| 1952 | #712 | 156 | #352 | 381 |
| 1951 | #594 | 211 | #369 | 343 |
| 1950 | #876 | 102 | #430 | 239 |
| 1949 | #1,512 | 37 | #563 | 144 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #585 | 130 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #548 | 151 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #621 | 107 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #668 | 81 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #626 | 96 |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | #576 | 121 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #587 | 112 |
| 1941 | — | #546 | 119 | |
| 1940 | — | #613 | 94 | |
| 1939 | — | #569 | 101 | |
| 1938 | — | #690 | 77 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #563 | 106 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #591 | 96 |
| 1935 | — | #541 | 114 | |
| 1934 | — | #642 | 87 | |
| 1933 | — | #694 | 74 | |
| 1932 | — | #697 | 78 | |
| 1931 | — | #673 | 79 | |
| 1930 | — | #654 | 89 | |
| 1929 | — | #689 | 80 | |
| 1928 | — | #743 | 74 | |
| 1927 | — | #619 | 102 | |
| 1926 | — | #689 | 85 | |
| 1925 | — | #703 | 84 | |
| 1924 | — | #696 | 88 | |
| 1923 | — | #815 | 68 | |
| 1922 | — | #730 | 81 | |
| 1921 | — | #843 | 67 | |
| 1920 | — | #699 | 85 | |
| 1919 | — | #927 | 52 | |
| 1918 | — | #796 | 67 | |
| 1917 | — | #699 | 75 | |
| 1916 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #741 | 65 |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #995 | 25 | |
| 1912 | — | #725 | 35 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #782 | 15 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #760 | 10 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#71 · 1 in 264
- North Dakota#73 · 1 in 320
- Minnesota#76 · 1 in 398
- Idaho#83 · 1 in 316
- South Dakota#83 · 1 in 333
Best ever in a state: #3 in Wyoming, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #71 | 23 | 1 in 264 |
| North Dakota | #73 | 17 | 1 in 320 |
| Minnesota | #76 | 80 | 1 in 398 |
| Idaho | #83 | 17 | 1 in 316 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 16 | 1 in 333 |
| Iowa | #84 | 60 | 1 in 394 |
| Nevada | #85 | 9 | 1 in 372 |
| Wyoming | #94 | 6 | 1 in 364 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 22 | 1 in 539 |
| Wisconsin | #100 | 61 | 1 in 628 |
| Rhode Island | #104 | 8 | 1 in 960 |
| Oklahoma | #105 | 37 | 1 in 487 |
| Oregon | #105 | 29 | 1 in 516 |
| Utah | #106 | 23 | 1 in 449 |
| Massachusetts | #107 | 47 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Kansas | #109 | 30 | 1 in 531 |
| Washington | #109 | 44 | 1 in 551 |
| Alaska | #114 | 6 | 1 in 473 |
| Missouri | #116 | 57 | 1 in 672 |
| New Hampshire | #117 | 7 | 1 in 785 |
| Montana | #122 | 10 | 1 in 531 |
| Connecticut | #124 | 24 | 1 in 993 |
| Michigan | #124 | 105 | 1 in 754 |
| Texas | #128 | 179 | 1 in 560 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 58 | 1 in 967 |
| Indiana | #135 | 52 | 1 in 875 |
| Colorado | #136 | 22 | 1 in 756 |
| Ohio | #141 | 99 | 1 in 936 |
| Pennsylvania | #148 | 74 | 1 in 1,291 |
| New York | #157 | 148 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Arkansas | #163 | 19 | 1 in 829 |
| Maryland | #166 | 25 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Illinois | #170 | 80 | 1 in 1,191 |
| New Mexico | #173 | 11 | 1 in 882 |
| California | #174 | 170 | 1 in 975 |
| Florida | #174 | 47 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Maine | #189 | 5 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Kentucky | #191 | 20 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Louisiana | #194 | 35 | 1 in 1,009 |
| North Carolina | #197 | 34 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Virginia | #215 | 24 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Tennessee | #218 | 21 | 1 in 1,592 |
| Georgia | #227 | 29 | 1 in 1,454 |
| District of Columbia | #231 | 6 | 1 in 2,086 |
| West Virginia | #231 | 6 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Alabama | #237 | 19 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Arizona | #237 | 10 | 1 in 1,427 |
| South Carolina | #268 | 11 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Mississippi | #371 | 6 | 1 in 3,561 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1990 at #18 (22,710 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1974–2009
- Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1912–2025
- Highest: 1 in 90 boys born in 1990 were named Kyle (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,876 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 37.1% of all boys named Kyle (180,218) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | #704 (1888) | #848 |
| 1890s | 55 | #668 (1894) | #866 |
| 1900s | 79 | #760 (1904) | #895 |
| 1910s | 449 | #699 (1917) | #830 |
| 1920s | 814 | #619 (1927) | #723 |
| 1930s | 901 | #541 (1935) | #631 |
| 1940s | 1,155 | #546 (1941) | #593 |
| 1950s | 5,789 | #237 (1959) | #330 |
| 1960s | 16,579 | #138 (1967) | #178 |
| 1970s | 32,645 | #56 (1979) | #92 |
| 1980s | 141,947 | #20 (1989) | #34 |
| 1990s | 180,218 | #18 (1990) | #23 |
| 2000s | 76,156 | #37 (2000) | #66 |
| 2010s | 24,138 | #107 (2010) | #176 |
| 2020s | 4,836 | #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 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 30,217 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 80.7% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,463Ranae57
- #1,463Ronette57
- #1,463Vilma57
- #1,474Kyle56
- #1,474Bette56
- #1,474Chrissy56
- #1,474Darcey56
- #1,488Alycia55
- #1,488Annalisa55
- #1,488Awilda55
Tied with 13 names at #1,474; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 913 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.