Is Kyle a boy or girl name?
Kyle is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 31 girls and 716 boys were named Kyle, so 4.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 494,085 US babies named Kyle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #439
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,511
- Babies named Kyle since 1881
- 494,085
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 22,947 babies
Boys and girls named Kyle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 449 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 814 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 901 | 11 | 1.2% |
| 1940s | 1,155 | 112 | 8.8% |
| 1950s | 5,788 | 1,682 | 22.5% |
| 1960s | 16,579 | 1,151 | 6.5% |
| 1970s | 32,652 | 969 | 2.9% |
| 1980s | 141,950 | 2,419 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 180,218 | 1,394 | 0.8% |
| 2000s | 76,153 | 480 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 24,128 | 528 | 2.1% |
| 2020s | 4,230 | 164 | 3.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 716 | #439 | 31 | #4,511 |
| 2023 | 755 | #419 | 30 | #4,613 |
| 2022 | 807 | #394 | 24 | #5,402 |
| 2021 | 897 | #363 | 33 | #4,287 |
| 2020 | 1,055 | #314 | 46 | #3,365 |
| 2019 | 1,386 | #262 | 43 | #3,585 |
| 2018 | 1,680 | #223 | 65 | #2,665 |
| 2017 | 1,839 | #211 | 48 | #3,331 |
| 2016 | 2,039 | #199 | 43 | #3,625 |
| 2015 | 2,392 | #175 | 60 | #2,911 |
| 2014 | 2,388 | #179 | 68 | #2,602 |
| 2013 | 2,589 | #155 | 58 | #2,923 |
| 2012 | 2,967 | #127 | 52 | #3,195 |
| 2011 | 3,268 | #120 | 58 | #2,976 |
| 2010 | 3,580 | #107 | 33 | #4,453 |
| 2009 | 4,179 | #99 | 34 | #4,425 |
| 2008 | 4,705 | #97 | 30 | #4,961 |
| 2007 | 5,354 | #86 | 42 | #3,822 |
| 2006 | 6,150 | #81 | 47 | #3,447 |
| 2005 | 6,688 | #69 | 38 | #3,845 |
| 2004 | 7,826 | #55 | 74 | #2,333 |
| 2003 | 8,651 | #53 | 61 | #2,624 |
| 2002 | 10,063 | #40 | 45 | #3,177 |
| 2001 | 10,568 | #40 | 56 | #2,680 |
| 2000 | 11,969 | #37 | 53 | #2,763 |
| 1999 | 13,774 | #28 | 66 | #2,272 |
| 1998 | 15,276 | #24 | 94 | #1,697 |
| 1997 | 15,920 | #24 | 115 | #1,445 |
| 1996 | 15,600 | #25 | 105 | #1,527 |
| 1995 | 16,761 | #24 | 124 | #1,332 |
| 1994 | 18,398 | #24 | 155 | #1,150 |
| 1993 | 19,455 | #23 | 162 | #1,110 |
| 1992 | 20,714 | #22 | 173 | #1,058 |
| 1991 | 21,610 | #21 | 163 | #1,104 |
| 1990 | 22,710 | #18 | 237 | #829 |
| 1989 | 20,879 | #20 | 254 | #767 |
| 1988 | 19,896 | #21 | 290 | #665 |
| 1987 | 19,866 | #22 | 319 | #606 |
| 1986 | 19,315 | #23 | 261 | #695 |
| 1985 | 16,520 | #27 | 303 | #620 |
| 1984 | 12,547 | #34 | 230 | #717 |
| 1983 | 12,372 | #34 | 243 | #703 |
| 1982 | 8,208 | #47 | 189 | #832 |
| 1981 | 6,571 | #52 | 157 | #945 |
| 1980 | 5,776 | #57 | 173 | #888 |
| 1979 | 5,450 | #56 | 166 | #900 |
| 1978 | 4,517 | #63 | 158 | #904 |
| 1977 | 3,506 | #79 | 83 | #1,364 |
| 1976 | 3,309 | #80 | 63 | #1,592 |
| 1975 | 2,832 | #88 | 89 | #1,260 |
| 1974 | 2,599 | #97 | 94 | #1,194 |
| 1973 | 2,373 | #110 | 80 | #1,289 |
| 1972 | 2,477 | #113 | 62 | #1,520 |
| 1971 | 2,825 | #116 | 83 | #1,308 |
| 1970 | 2,764 | #120 | 91 | #1,231 |
| 1969 | 2,135 | #143 | 76 | #1,297 |
| 1968 | 1,943 | #148 | 53 | #1,586 |
| 1967 | 2,139 | #138 | 50 | #1,605 |
| 1966 | 1,954 | #146 | 56 | #1,483 |
| 1965 | 1,169 | #210 | 90 | #1,115 |
| 1964 | 1,478 | #191 | 112 | #1,018 |
| 1963 | 1,628 | #180 | 128 | #937 |
| 1962 | 1,712 | #176 | 138 | #900 |
| 1961 | 1,159 | #232 | 225 | #700 |
| 1960 | 1,262 | #220 | 223 | #683 |
| 1959 | 1,146 | #237 | 224 | #669 |
| 1958 | 1,011 | #247 | 163 | #785 |
| 1957 | 1,033 | #241 | 195 | #712 |
| 1956 | 470 | #344 | 186 | #700 |
| 1955 | 403 | #363 | 134 | #839 |
| 1954 | 402 | #361 | 158 | #736 |
| 1953 | 360 | #359 | 153 | #737 |
| 1952 | 381 | #352 | 156 | #713 |
| 1951 | 343 | #369 | 211 | #594 |
| 1950 | 239 | #431 | 102 | #879 |
| 1949 | 144 | #564 | 37 | #1,527 |
| 1948 | 130 | #586 | 16 | #2,552 |
| 1947 | 151 | #549 | 11 | #3,354 |
| 1946 | 107 | #622 | 10 | #3,333 |
| 1945 | 81 | #670 | 5 | #4,909 |
| 1944 | 96 | #628 | 5 | #4,918 |
| 1943 | 121 | #578 | 22 | #1,864 |
| 1942 | 112 | #589 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1941 | 119 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 94 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 101 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 77 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 106 | #563 | 5 | #4,594 |
| 1936 | 96 | #593 | 6 | #3,941 |
| 1935 | 114 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 87 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 74 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 78 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 79 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 89 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 80 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 74 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 102 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 85 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 84 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 88 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 68 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 81 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 67 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 85 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 52 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 67 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 75 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 62 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 65 | #745 | 5 | #4,619 |
| 1914 | 42 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 35 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #949 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kyle reached #18 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #594 in 1951. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kyle
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.