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Kye

94% boys · 142 born in 2025

Kye has been given to about 5,904 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,741
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kye per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 369
  • Born in 2025142
  • All time5,904
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Kye?

Its best year was 2016, when 369 babies were given the name, ranking 693rd. The typical living American called Kye is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Kye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kyle0.75
  2. Tye0.75
  3. Kyree0.65
  4. Clyde0.60
  5. Kyler0.60
  6. Kyrie0.56
  7. Kayce0.56
  8. Krew0.53

Middle names for Kye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kye Thomas0.80
  2. Kye James0.80
  3. Kye Cole0.79
  4. Kye Miles0.79
  5. Kye Wilder0.78
  6. Kye Paul0.61

Sibling names for Kye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Magnusbrother · 0.98
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  3. Elinasister · 0.98
  4. Lachlanbrother · 0.98
  5. Ayasister · 0.97
  6. Andisister · 0.97

Where Kye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.03%
  2. Oklahoma0.02%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. Indiana0.01%
  5. Virginia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kye Wilson0.75
  2. Kye Williams0.75
  3. Kye Walker0.75
  4. Kye Turner0.75
  5. Kye Torres0.75
  6. Kye Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kye

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kye across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.