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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #326 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,508 boysWAIdaho: #389 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,548 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #339 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMNIllinois: #264 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,188 boysILWisconsin: #440 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,177 boysWIMichigan: #243 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,068 boysMINew York: #222 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 953 boysNYMassachusetts: #203 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 866 boysMARhode Island: #196 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 675 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedORNevada: #285 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,079 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedSDIowa: #552 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,714 boysIAIndiana: #351 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,623 boysINOhio: #287 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,329 boysOHPennsylvania: #243 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,080 boysPANew Jersey: #243 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,063 boysNJConnecticut: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,092 boysCTCalifornia: #295 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 1,394 boysCAUtah: #413 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,753 boysUTColorado: #484 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,282 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNEMissouri: #359 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,676 boysMOKentucky: #289 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,227 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #332 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,547 boysVAMaryland: #203 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 835 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedDEArizona: #460 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,131 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedNMKansas: #585 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,744 boysKSArkansas: #441 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,822 boysARTennessee: #397 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,893 boysTNNorth Carolina: #292 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,323 boysNCSouth Carolina: #549 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,858 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #456 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,971 boysOKLouisiana: #369 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,541 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kyle, so not publishedMSAlabama: #310 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,280 boysALGeorgia: #402 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,011 boysGAHawaii: #243 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 691 boysHITexas: #374 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,820 boysTXFlorida: #273 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,271 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#196 · 1 in 675
  2. Maryland#203 · 1 in 835
  3. Massachusetts#203 · 1 in 866
  4. New York#222 · 1 in 953
  5. Hawaii#243 · 1 in 691

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#19651 in 675
Maryland#203301 in 835
Massachusetts#203311 in 866
New York#222921 in 953
Hawaii#24351 in 691
Michigan#243401 in 1,068
New Jersey#243371 in 1,063
Pennsylvania#243501 in 1,080
Connecticut#257121 in 1,092
Illinois#264461 in 1,188
Florida#273711 in 1,271
Nevada#285111 in 1,079
Ohio#287411 in 1,329
Kentucky#289161 in 1,227
North Carolina#292371 in 1,323
California#2951361 in 1,394
Alabama#310171 in 1,280
Washington#326221 in 1,508
Virginia#332251 in 1,547
Minnesota#339171 in 1,471
Indiana#351201 in 1,623
Missouri#359171 in 1,676
Louisiana#369141 in 1,541
Texas#374931 in 1,820
Idaho#38951 in 1,548
Tennessee#397181 in 1,893
Georgia#402251 in 2,011
Utah#413111 in 1,753
Wisconsin#440111 in 2,177
Arkansas#44171 in 1,822
Oklahoma#45691 in 1,971
Arizona#460151 in 2,131
Colorado#484111 in 2,282
South Carolina#54971 in 2,858
Iowa#55251 in 2,714
Kansas#58551 in 2,744
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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 2020

girls
#3,338
46 births · 1 in 35,142 girls
boys
#313
1,056 births · 1 in 1,635 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #3,338Kyle46

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #313Kyle1,056
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 35,142 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 81.0% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kyle
  1. #3,281Walker47
  2. #3,281Zoee47
  3. #3,281Zori47
  4. #3,338Kyle46
  5. #3,338Aaria46
  6. #3,338Alaa46
  7. #3,338Ameila46
  8. #3,399Adalyne45
  9. #3,399Alayia45
  10. #3,399Amaiah45

Tied with 60 names at #3,338; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,635 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kyle
  1. #309Muhammad1,063
  2. #311Raymond1,062
  3. #312Zayn1,058
  4. #313Kyle1,056
  5. #314Angelo1,055
  6. #315Prince1,052
  7. #316Reid1,048
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →