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Kyle

/ˈkaɪl/ · 98% boys · #509 in the US for boys, 2025

Kyle has been given to about 494,713 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkaɪl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 450,626
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kyle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 22,947
  • Born in 2025611
  • All time494,713
  • England & Wales, 2025#662 · 55

How popular is Kyle?

Kyle ranks 509th among American boys in 2025, with 611 born that year. Its best year was 1990, when 22,947 babies were given the name, ranking 18th. The typical living American called Kyle is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Kyle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lyle0.81
  2. Kyler0.75
  3. Kylen0.75
  4. Kole0.74
  5. Kale0.74
  6. Cole0.69
  7. Cale0.69
  8. Nile0.69

Middle names for Kyle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kyle Paul0.83
  2. Kyle John0.83
  3. Kyle Blake0.82
  4. Kyle Wade0.82
  5. Kyle Ross0.82
  6. Kyle Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Kyle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurensister · 0.99
  2. Samanthasister · 0.97
  3. Rachelsister · 0.96
  4. Brandonbrother · 0.96
  5. Zacharybrother · 0.96
  6. Codybrother · 0.95

Where Kyle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.04%
  2. Arkansas0.03%
  3. Nevada0.03%
  4. Indiana0.03%
  5. Connecticut0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kyle White0.78
  2. Kyle Nguyen0.78
  3. Kyle Moore0.78
  4. Kyle Hill0.78
  5. Kyle Hall0.78
  6. Kyle Brown0.78

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 Kyle

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Kyle 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.