Is Lyle a boy or girl name?
Lyle is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 218 boys were named Lyle, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 59,985 US babies named Lyle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,018
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lyle since 1880
- 59,985
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 1,073 babies
Boys and girls named Lyle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 126 | 7 | 5.3% |
| 1890s | 371 | 54 | 12.7% |
| 1900s | 674 | 48 | 6.6% |
| 1910s | 5,657 | 179 | 3.1% |
| 1920s | 10,163 | 211 | 2% |
| 1930s | 9,058 | 130 | 1.4% |
| 1940s | 8,618 | 106 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 8,304 | 121 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 5,258 | 39 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 2,959 | 31 | 1% |
| 1980s | 2,536 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,506 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 942 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 1,762 | 38 | 2.1% |
| 2020s | 1,043 | 26 | 2.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 218 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 192 | #1,106 | 8 | #11,771 |
| 2022 | 209 | #1,055 | 10 | #10,116 |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,011 | 8 | #11,752 |
| 2020 | 207 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 235 | #928 | 7 | #13,249 |
| 2018 | 220 | #947 | 5 | #17,154 |
| 2017 | 205 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 208 | #983 | 6 | #15,476 |
| 2015 | 183 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 172 | #1,115 | 10 | #10,618 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,103 | 10 | #10,708 |
| 2012 | 133 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 137 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 101 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 86 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 86 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,643 | 5 | #18,098 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 100 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 93 | #1,305 | 7 | #12,147 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 122 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 118 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 143 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 149 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 159 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 189 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 179 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 257 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 252 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 248 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 253 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 297 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 246 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 255 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 247 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 224 | #574 | 6 | #9,931 |
| 1981 | 246 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 268 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 246 | #544 | 5 | #11,197 |
| 1978 | 235 | #539 | 6 | #9,230 |
| 1977 | 279 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 221 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 247 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 271 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 287 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 313 | #449 | 6 | #7,814 |
| 1971 | 395 | #406 | 5 | #9,049 |
| 1970 | 465 | #376 | 9 | #5,639 |
| 1969 | 435 | #376 | 6 | #7,113 |
| 1968 | 434 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 377 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 435 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 454 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 515 | #345 | 7 | #5,797 |
| 1963 | 575 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 644 | #306 | 10 | #4,422 |
| 1961 | 659 | #302 | 9 | #4,746 |
| 1960 | 730 | #290 | 7 | #5,483 |
| 1959 | 761 | #286 | 7 | #5,346 |
| 1958 | 770 | #277 | 9 | #4,375 |
| 1957 | 838 | #261 | 8 | #4,757 |
| 1956 | 794 | #258 | 15 | #3,129 |
| 1955 | 821 | #246 | 8 | #4,593 |
| 1954 | 889 | #237 | 11 | #3,611 |
| 1953 | 891 | #226 | 16 | #2,762 |
| 1952 | 897 | #222 | 17 | #2,630 |
| 1951 | 815 | #232 | 15 | #2,763 |
| 1950 | 828 | #223 | 15 | #2,728 |
| 1949 | 835 | #220 | 7 | #4,494 |
| 1948 | 864 | #216 | 13 | #2,904 |
| 1947 | 904 | #212 | 8 | #4,208 |
| 1946 | 859 | #200 | 11 | #3,147 |
| 1945 | 766 | #194 | 8 | #3,561 |
| 1944 | 813 | #189 | 12 | #2,713 |
| 1943 | 884 | #185 | 16 | #2,316 |
| 1942 | 890 | #176 | 9 | #3,332 |
| 1941 | 939 | #168 | 12 | #2,610 |
| 1940 | 864 | #173 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1939 | 834 | #175 | 9 | #3,048 |
| 1938 | 790 | #183 | 6 | #4,136 |
| 1937 | 875 | #167 | 12 | #2,517 |
| 1936 | 910 | #159 | 14 | #2,215 |
| 1935 | 934 | #156 | 9 | #3,069 |
| 1934 | 939 | #155 | 15 | #2,143 |
| 1933 | 916 | #158 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1932 | 969 | #155 | 16 | #2,095 |
| 1931 | 944 | #157 | 21 | #1,720 |
| 1930 | 947 | #160 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1929 | 1,007 | #152 | 14 | #2,386 |
| 1928 | 999 | #155 | 16 | #2,249 |
| 1927 | 1,054 | #151 | 17 | #2,217 |
| 1926 | 1,051 | #152 | 22 | #1,861 |
| 1925 | 1,012 | #154 | 22 | #1,875 |
| 1924 | 1,000 | #159 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1923 | 1,011 | #154 | 20 | #1,999 |
| 1922 | 1,055 | #146 | 16 | #2,349 |
| 1921 | 1,007 | #150 | 32 | #1,458 |
| 1920 | 967 | #151 | 29 | #1,536 |
| 1919 | 877 | #153 | 24 | #1,681 |
| 1918 | 993 | #145 | 17 | #2,165 |
| 1917 | 855 | #153 | 27 | #1,458 |
| 1916 | 806 | #153 | 16 | #2,086 |
| 1915 | 719 | #159 | 17 | #1,925 |
| 1914 | 495 | #178 | 27 | #1,191 |
| 1913 | 342 | #196 | 16 | #1,503 |
| 1912 | 325 | #181 | 15 | #1,455 |
| 1911 | 128 | #224 | 12 | #1,417 |
| 1910 | 117 | #216 | 8 | #1,867 |
| 1909 | 72 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 75 | #246 | 7 | #1,774 |
| 1907 | 76 | #235 | 8 | #1,586 |
| 1906 | 93 | #195 | 5 | #2,114 |
| 1905 | 61 | #249 | 10 | #1,273 |
| 1904 | 74 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 66 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 48 | #273 | 7 | #1,529 |
| 1901 | 60 | #226 | 5 | #1,835 |
| 1900 | 49 | #298 | 6 | #1,854 |
| 1899 | 42 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 56 | #233 | 9 | #1,226 |
| 1897 | 39 | #293 | 10 | #1,077 |
| 1896 | 35 | #320 | 10 | #1,090 |
| 1895 | 40 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 48 | #250 | 8 | #1,199 |
| 1893 | 29 | #328 | 7 | #1,248 |
| 1892 | 29 | #353 | 5 | #1,574 |
| 1891 | 31 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 22 | #382 | 5 | #1,447 |
| 1889 | 18 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 22 | #400 | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1887 | 17 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #783 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lyle reached #145 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #1,077 in 1897. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyle
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.