Is Kye a boy or girl name?
Kye is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 171 boys were named Kye, so 2.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.9% of the 5,761 US babies named Kye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,195
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,523
- Babies named Kye since 1956
- 5,761
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 369 babies
Boys and girls named Kye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 54 | 5 | 8.5% |
| 1970s | 109 | 5 | 4.4% |
| 1980s | 242 | 7 | 2.8% |
| 1990s | 423 | 66 | 13.5% |
| 2000s | 1,083 | 103 | 8.7% |
| 2010s | 2,255 | 106 | 4.5% |
| 2020s | 1,232 | 48 | 3.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 171 | #1,195 | 5 | #16,523 |
| 2023 | 240 | #941 | 10 | #9,986 |
| 2022 | 277 | #870 | 11 | #9,362 |
| 2021 | 260 | #889 | 8 | #11,688 |
| 2020 | 284 | #815 | 14 | #7,772 |
| 2019 | 288 | #796 | 8 | #11,932 |
| 2018 | 310 | #760 | 8 | #12,004 |
| 2017 | 310 | #760 | 22 | #5,755 |
| 2016 | 356 | #693 | 13 | #8,655 |
| 2015 | 211 | #980 | 10 | #10,532 |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,105 | 18 | #6,871 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1,212 | 10 | #10,656 |
| 2012 | 154 | #1,181 | 9 | #11,806 |
| 2011 | 157 | #1,151 | 8 | #12,818 |
| 2010 | 148 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 150 | #1,208 | 7 | #14,535 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,398 | 17 | #7,591 |
| 2007 | 123 | #1,363 | 8 | #13,344 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,442 | 14 | #8,510 |
| 2005 | 127 | #1,250 | 16 | #7,339 |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,464 | 11 | #9,605 |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,322 | 12 | #8,810 |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,249 | 5 | #16,910 |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,652 | 13 | #7,990 |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,918 | 10 | #9,184 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,223 | 12 | #7,805 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,984 | 11 | #8,072 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,317 | 5 | #14,723 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,000 | 8 | #10,072 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,946 | 8 | #9,989 |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,147 | 12 | #7,109 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,851 | 7 | #9,302 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,709 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,520 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,297 | 5 | #10,421 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,498 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,186 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,192 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,267 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,352 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,202 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,528 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,871 | 5 | #6,843 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,439 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,887 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kye reached #693 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #5,755 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kye
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.