Boys' name · peaked in 1990
Kyle name popularity since 1925
493,717 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kyle (1.8% girls, 98.2% boys). Half of them were born in 1991 or earlier, so the typical Kyle is about 35 years old in 2026. Kyle peaked in 1990 as the #18 name for boys, and it ranked #509 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 493,717
- Named Kyle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #509
- for boys in 2025 (594 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.2% boys
- 8,928 girls · 484,789 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 2.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Kyle made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kyle births per year, 1925–2025
1990 was the biggest year for Kyle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1955 and 1960, Kyle became 3× more common, from 1 in 5,100 baby boys to 1 in 1,690.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby boys fell by 53%, from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 2,160.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kyle's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kyle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kyle in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 425 | – |
| 1930s | 11 | 901 | #541 |
| 1940s | 112 | 1,155 | #670 |
| 1950s | 1,682 | 5,789 | #360 |
| 1960s | 1,151 | 16,579 | #210 |
| 1970s | 969 | 32,645 | #88 |
| 1980s | 2,419 | 141,947 | #27 |
| 1990s | 1,394 | 180,218 | #24 |
| 2000s | 480 | 76,156 | #69 |
| 2010s | 528 | 24,138 | #174 |
| 2020–25 | 182 | 4,836 | #509 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
55.7% of babies named Kyle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Kyle is most popular
The index compares Kyle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kyle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2.13× | 1,566 |
| Vermont | 1.88× | 1,552 |
| New Hampshire | 1.84× | 2,852 |
| Nevada | 1.77× | 3,122 |
| Hawaii | 1.68× | 2,593 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kyle and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle (this page) | 484,789 | 1990 |
| Cyle | 1,980 | 1992 |
| Kile | 1,055 | 1996 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kyle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kyle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kyle (1990).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data