How Many People Are Named Kyle?
people named Kyle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 730 people in the US has this name
Based on 494,713 babies named Kyle in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
22,947 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kyle, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 1.1% of the babies were girls then and 3.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kyle alive today is about 33 years old, and 62% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kyle first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1990, to 22,947 babies. In 2025, 611 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kyle never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #18, in 1990, and it was in the top 100 for 36 years, 1974 to 2009. In 2025 it ranked #509.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #509 |
| Best rank | #18 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | 36 (1974 to 2009) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #24 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kyle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kyle were born in California than in any other state: about 49,633 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kyle was given 2 times as often in Vermont, 1.7 times in Rhode Island and 1.6 times in Montana.
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