Boy nameCurrently #439 in the USFalling
Kyle
KYL//kaɪl//
1 syllablePeak year: 19904 lettersStarts with K
Meaning & origin
Narrow strait, channel
Kyle comes from the Scottish Gaelic 'caol', meaning a narrow strait or channel, originally a place name in the Scottish Highlands. Its crisp, one-syllable sound made it a popular choice through the 1980s and 1990s.
Kyle's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Kyle |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 5 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 7 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1906 | 10 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 35 |
| 1913 | 25 |
| 1914 | 42 |
| 1915 | 70 |
| 1916 | 62 |
| 1917 | 75 |
| 1918 | 67 |
| 1919 | 52 |
| 1920 | 85 |
| 1921 | 67 |
| 1922 | 81 |
| 1923 | 68 |
| 1924 | 88 |
| 1925 | 84 |
| 1926 | 85 |
| 1927 | 102 |
| 1928 | 74 |
| 1929 | 80 |
| 1930 | 89 |
| 1931 | 79 |
| 1932 | 78 |
| 1933 | 74 |
| 1934 | 87 |
| 1935 | 114 |
| 1936 | 102 |
| 1937 | 111 |
| 1938 | 77 |
| 1939 | 101 |
| 1940 | 94 |
| 1941 | 119 |
| 1942 | 118 |
| 1943 | 143 |
| 1944 | 101 |
| 1945 | 86 |
| 1946 | 117 |
| 1947 | 162 |
| 1948 | 146 |
| 1949 | 181 |
| 1950 | 341 |
| 1951 | 554 |
| 1952 | 537 |
| 1953 | 513 |
| 1954 | 560 |
| 1955 | 537 |
| 1956 | 656 |
| 1957 | 1,228 |
| 1958 | 1,174 |
| 1959 | 1,370 |
| 1960 | 1,485 |
| 1961 | 1,384 |
| 1962 | 1,850 |
| 1963 | 1,756 |
| 1964 | 1,590 |
| 1965 | 1,259 |
| 1966 | 2,010 |
| 1967 | 2,189 |
| 1968 | 1,996 |
| 1969 | 2,211 |
| 1970 | 2,855 |
| 1971 | 2,908 |
| 1972 | 2,539 |
| 1973 | 2,453 |
| 1974 | 2,693 |
| 1975 | 2,921 |
| 1976 | 3,372 |
| 1977 | 3,589 |
| 1978 | 4,675 |
| 1979 | 5,616 |
| 1980 | 5,949 |
| 1981 | 6,728 |
| 1982 | 8,397 |
| 1983 | 12,615 |
| 1984 | 12,777 |
| 1985 | 16,823 |
| 1986 | 19,576 |
| 1987 | 20,185 |
| 1988 | 20,186 |
| 1989 | 21,133 |
| 1990 | 22,947 |
| 1991 | 21,773 |
| 1992 | 20,887 |
| 1993 | 19,617 |
| 1994 | 18,553 |
| 1995 | 16,885 |
| 1996 | 15,705 |
| 1997 | 16,035 |
| 1998 | 15,370 |
| 1999 | 13,840 |
| 2000 | 12,022 |
| 2001 | 10,624 |
| 2002 | 10,108 |
| 2003 | 8,712 |
| 2004 | 7,900 |
| 2005 | 6,726 |
| 2006 | 6,197 |
| 2007 | 5,396 |
| 2008 | 4,735 |
| 2009 | 4,213 |
| 2010 | 3,613 |
| 2011 | 3,326 |
| 2012 | 3,019 |
| 2013 | 2,647 |
| 2014 | 2,456 |
| 2015 | 2,452 |
| 2016 | 2,082 |
| 2017 | 1,887 |
| 2018 | 1,745 |
| 2019 | 1,429 |
| 2020 | 1,101 |
| 2021 | 930 |
| 2022 | 831 |
| 2023 | 785 |
| 2024 | 747 |
Kyle through the decades
- Kyle peaked in 1990, when 22,947 babies were named Kyle in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Kyle has fallen 67% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Kyle currently ranks #439 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Kyle
Variants & spellings
Kile