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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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——
1897——
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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #80 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 348 boysAKMaine: #89 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 467 boysMEVermont: #55 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 197 boysVTNew Hampshire: #81 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 457 boysNHWashington: #48 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 195 boysWAIdaho: #71 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 293 boysIDMontana: #73 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 325 boysMTNorth Dakota: #58 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 243 boysNDMinnesota: #54 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 210 boysMNIllinois: #83 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 484 boysILWisconsin: #53 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 242 boysWIMichigan: #76 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 444 boysMINew York: #112 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 724 boysNYMassachusetts: #82 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 524 boysMARhode Island: #56 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 239 boysRIOregon: #59 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 246 boysORNevada: #69 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 315 boysNVWyoming: #57 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 190 boysWYSouth Dakota: #53 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 210 boysSDIowa: #54 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 237 boysIAIndiana: #50 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 233 boysINOhio: #66 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 367 boysOHPennsylvania: #81 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 501 boysPANew Jersey: #80 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 556 boysNJConnecticut: #68 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 400 boysCTCalifornia: #117 for boys · 289 births · 1 in 572 boysCAUtah: #60 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 234 boysUTColorado: #64 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 316 boysCONebraska: #42 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 148 boysNEMissouri: #64 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 319 boysMOKentucky: #133 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 910 boysKYWest Virginia: #213 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,038 boysWVVirginia: #156 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,017 boysVAMaryland: #142 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 866 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedDEArizona: #74 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 358 boysAZNew Mexico: #163 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 729 boysNMKansas: #50 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 203 boysKSArkansas: #87 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 417 boysARTennessee: #175 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,330 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,283 boysNCSouth Carolina: #140 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 713 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #56 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 231 boysOKLouisiana: #102 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 478 boysLAMississippi: #222 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,278 boysMSAlabama: #192 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,165 boysALGeorgia: #178 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,023 boysGAHawaii: #36 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 163 boysHITexas: #104 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 458 boysTXFlorida: #109 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 618 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#36 · 1 in 163
  2. Nebraska#42 · 1 in 148
  3. Washington#48 · 1 in 195
  4. Kansas#50 · 1 in 203
  5. Indiana#50 · 1 in 233

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#36391 in 163
Nebraska#42771 in 148
Washington#481331 in 195
Indiana#501741 in 233
Kansas#50771 in 203
South Dakota#53241 in 210
Wisconsin#531331 in 242
Iowa#54891 in 237
Minnesota#541371 in 210
Vermont#55141 in 197
Oklahoma#56861 in 231
Rhode Island#56221 in 239
Wyoming#57161 in 190
North Dakota#58221 in 243
Oregon#59711 in 246
Utah#60751 in 234
Colorado#64621 in 316
Missouri#641101 in 319
Ohio#662111 in 367
Connecticut#68401 in 400
Nevada#69121 in 315
Idaho#71271 in 293
Montana#73171 in 325
Arizona#74521 in 358
Michigan#761451 in 444
Alaska#8091 in 348
New Jersey#80751 in 556
New Hampshire#81121 in 457
Pennsylvania#811481 in 501
Massachusetts#82631 in 524
Illinois#831681 in 484
Arkansas#87371 in 417
Maine#89151 in 467
Louisiana#102691 in 478
Texas#1042451 in 458
Florida#109811 in 618
New York#1121571 in 724
California#1172891 in 572
Kentucky#133311 in 910
South Carolina#140291 in 713
Maryland#142251 in 866
Virginia#156321 in 1,017
New Mexico#163131 in 729
Tennessee#175241 in 1,330
Georgia#178371 in 1,023
Alabama#192231 in 1,165
North Carolina#192301 in 1,283
West Virginia#21371 in 2,038
Mississippi#222151 in 1,278
Delaware———
District of Columbia———

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 1977

girls
#1,358
83 births · 1 in 18,472 girls
boys
#79
3,505 births · 1 in 469 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #1,358Kyle83

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #79Kyle3,505
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 18,472 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 88.0% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kyle
  1. #1,345Sarita84
  2. #1,345Sharee84
  3. #1,345Viola84
  4. #1,358Kyle83
  5. #1,358Amiee83
  6. #1,358Brianne83
  7. #1,358Chantell83
  8. #1,370Emilee82
  9. #1,370Geri82
  10. #1,370Madelyn82

Tied with 11 names at #1,358; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 469 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 98.8% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kyle
  1. #76Jared3,738
  2. #77Antonio3,662
  3. #78Jeffery3,564
  4. #79Kyle3,505
  5. #80Derrick3,481
  6. #81Dustin3,477
  7. #82Jamie3,447
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →