Kye

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Kye is a common variant of the names Kai, Kay or Kyle. Kye also occurs, via numerous spellings, in many languages. For example, "sea" in Hawaiian, and "narrow" or "slender" in Celtic.

From Wikipedia

Kye first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 7 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 99 babies (rank #98 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kye

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kye yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

260

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2001	97	#95
2003	53	#109
2005	99	#98
2014	3	#441
2015	2	#651
2016	4	#366
2017	2	#670