Kyle
A Scottish surname taken from a district of Ayrshire, whose name comes from Gaelic caol, meaning narrow or a strait of water between two shores.
Kyle in 2025
Kyle was given to 611 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 996th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,426 babies born.
The history of Kyle
Kyle reached its highest point in 1990, when 22,947 babies were given the name, ranking 25th that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 494,713 babies have been named Kyle. Half of them were born before 1991, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Kyle by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kyle | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | 1,580 |
| 1890s | 55 | 1,656 |
| 1900s | 79 | 1,890 |
| 1910s | 454 | 1,470 |
| 1920s | 814 | 1,299 |
| 1930s | 912 | 1,122 |
| 1940s | 1,267 | 1,087 |
| 1950s | 7,471 | 437 |
| 1960s | 17,730 | 290 |
| 1970s | 33,614 | 103 |
| 1980s | 144,366 | 29 |
| 1990s | 181,612 | 25 |
| 2000s | 76,636 | 54 |
| 2010s | 24,666 | 186 |
| 2020s | 5,018 | 609 |
Where Kyle is heading
Kyle has fallen 75% over the past decade, from 2,454 babies in 2015 to 611 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Kyle is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Kyle
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kyle.