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Kyle

Boy's name · #509 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Kyle's best rank, #18, came in 1990; it has stepped well back to #509 today. Roughly 486,000 boys have been named Kyle since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#124 in Ireland (2025) · #219 in Scotland (2025) · #227 in New Zealand (2025) · #319 in Canada (2025) · #522 in France (2025) · #558 in Switzerland (2025) · #596 in Belgium (2025) · #658 in England & Wales (2025) · #801 in Italy (2024) · #1,096 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,572 in Austria (2025) · #339 in N. Ireland (2024) and 8 more.

Famous Kyles

• Kyle Walker — English footballer (born 1990)
• Kyle MacLachlan — American actor (born 1959)
• Kyle Larson — American racing driver (born 1992)
• Kyle Chandler — American actor (born 1965)
• Kyle Gass — American singer and musician (born 1960)
• Kyle Lowry — American basketball player (born 1986)
• Kyle Gallner — American actor (born 1986)
• Kyle Korver — American basketball player (born 1981)
• Kyle Walker-Peters — English footballer (born 1997)
• Kyle Lafferty — Northern Irish footballer (born 1987)

In stories & tradition

• Kyle Broflovski — Fictional character in South Park
• Kyle Reese — Fictional character in the Terminator franchise
• Kyle Katarn — Fictional character from Star Wars

What Kyles become

Among 1,679 notable people named Kyle:

Sports figures appear 3.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kyle Walker, English footballer (born 1990).

Spellings & nicknames

About 220 boys a year are given Kye as their full name.

Similar names: Keyler · Cody · Kylo · Cole · Devin · Keith

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