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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#129 · 1 in 366
- West Virginia#225 · 1 in 780
- New Hampshire#236 · 1 in 933
- Pennsylvania#246 · 1 in 1,087
- New York#265 · 1 in 1,204
Best ever in a state: #3 in Wyoming, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #129 | 7 | 1 in 366 |
| West Virginia | #225 | 9 | 1 in 780 |
| New Hampshire | #236 | 5 | 1 in 933 |
| Pennsylvania | #246 | 51 | 1 in 1,087 |
| New York | #265 | 74 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Massachusetts | #285 | 20 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Connecticut | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Michigan | #298 | 33 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Ohio | #299 | 40 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Florida | #304 | 63 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Kansas | #318 | 11 | 1 in 1,255 |
| California | #319 | 120 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Kentucky | #324 | 14 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Arkansas | #331 | 10 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Arizona | #337 | 22 | 1 in 1,483 |
| New Jersey | #347 | 23 | 1 in 1,763 |
| Minnesota | #352 | 16 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Oregon | #355 | 11 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Alabama | #362 | 14 | 1 in 1,573 |
| New Mexico | #362 | 5 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Nevada | #364 | 8 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Virginia | #383 | 21 | 1 in 1,862 |
| Georgia | #387 | 28 | 1 in 1,799 |
| Louisiana | #390 | 13 | 1 in 1,672 |
| Missouri | #406 | 15 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Indiana | #413 | 17 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Maryland | #428 | 12 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Nebraska | #428 | 5 | 1 in 1,778 |
| South Carolina | #429 | 10 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Texas | #430 | 75 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Utah | #431 | 10 | 1 in 1,920 |
| North Carolina | #440 | 23 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Tennessee | #457 | 16 | 1 in 2,240 |
| Wisconsin | #478 | 10 | 1 in 2,433 |
| Oklahoma | #503 | 8 | 1 in 2,244 |
| Iowa | #504 | 6 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Illinois | #534 | 18 | 1 in 2,995 |
| Washington | #546 | 12 | 1 in 2,783 |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 49,723 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 76.0% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,167Zamaya34
- #4,167Zamya34
- #4,167Zyana34
- #4,245Kyle33
- #4,245Abigael33
- #4,245Adalena33
- #4,245Ajooni33
- #4,326Acelyn32
- #4,326Adaley32
- #4,326Adamari32
Tied with 80 names at #4,245; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,946 of them was named Kyle, which outranked 97.4% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.