Lyle
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the island.
Babies a year
203
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#953
32 babies
How Lyle has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #981 |
| 2017 | #993 |
| 2018 | #947 |
| 2019 | #934 |
Lyle by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Lyle. In the US, 203 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,055 babies in 1922, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lyle. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lyfe24 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an island
Like Lyle, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
- Ramseyraven island262 in the US (2017)
- Eivinisland river; a variant of Eyvind36 in the US (2017)
- Ramsayfrom the ram's island or wild garlic island25 in the US (2017)
- Arranfrom the island of Arran23 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lyle
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