How popular is the name Kyle?

Kyle ranks 71st among boys' names in US records, with 497,513 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,648.

Is Kyle a unisex name?

No. Kyle is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1990, when 22,853 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Cyle, Kile, Kyl. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#71 of boy names

Pronounced K AY1 L (ARPABET)

Kyle is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 497,513 children — the 71st most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 68% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 22,853 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Cyle, Kile and Kyl — because they are pronounced identically.

1990Boys: 22,853Girls: 237

These spellings sound identical to Kyle and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kyle?: Kyle ranks 71st among boys' names in US records, with 497,513 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,648.
Is Kyle a unisex name?: No. Kyle is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kyle most popular?: 1990, when 22,853 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kyle spelled?: Cyle, Kile, Kyl. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.