Kyle
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning narrow strait or channel.
Babies a year
1,869
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#509
down from #439
UK popularity
#658
55 babies · down from #651
How Kyle has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #175 |
| 2016 | #199 |
| 2017 | #211 |
| 2018 | #223 |
| 2019 | #262 |
| 2020 | #313 |
| 2021 | #364 |
| 2022 | #393 |
| 2023 | #416 |
| 2024 | #439 |
| 2025 | #509 |
In 2025, 55 babies in England and Wales were named Kyle. In the US, 1,869 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 22,700 in 1990.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kyle was most common in 1990, when it went to 1.06% of American babies of that sex.
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