Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Kylie name popularity since 1925
122,340 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kylie. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Kylie is about 20 years old in 2026. Kylie peaked in 2003 as the #52 name for girls, and it ranked #204 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 122,340
- Named Kylie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #204
- for girls in 2025 (1,491 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 121,890 girls · 450 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Kylie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kylie births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Kylie both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, Kylie's share of baby girls fell by 53%, from 1 in 3,010 to 1 in 6,430.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, it became 5.6× more common, from 1 in 5,380 baby girls to 1 in 957.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kylie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kylie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kylie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 39 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 1,256 | 46 | #2,003 |
| 1980s | 5,441 | 77 | #549 |
| 1990s | 22,730 | 119 | #106 |
| 2000s | 46,438 | 156 | #57 |
| 2010s | 36,120 | 45 | #66 |
| 2020–25 | 9,866 | 7 | #204 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.9% of babies named Kylie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kylie is most popular
The index compares Kylie'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 Kylie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.46× | 1,072 |
| Utah | 1.98× | 2,058 |
| Idaho | 1.84× | 893 |
| Alaska | 1.80× | 326 |
| Hawaii | 1.74× | 666 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kylie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kylie (this page) | 121,890 | 2003 |
| Kylee | 50,337 | 2010 |
| Kyli | 2,178 | 2004 |
| Kyley | 1,603 | 2002 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kylie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kylie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kylie (2003).
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