Kyle

Kyle

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Kyle is a unisex English-language given name. It is a transferred use of the Scottish surname Kyle or of place names such as Kyle, Ayrshire on the southwest coast of Scotland. Kyle is also a Scots word for a strait, derived from the Gaelic caol.

From Wikipedia

Kyle first appears in the data in 1985 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 591 babies (rank #25 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kyle

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,700

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

591

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1985	209	#59
1986	287	#47
1987	338	#42
1988	315	#46
1989	290	#51
1990	313	#51
1991	407	#39
1992	373	#45
1993	383	#44
1994	365	#49
1995	392	#39
1996	338	#48
1997	476	#30
1998	591	#25
1999	529	#26
2000	485	#30
2001	411	#35
2002	374	#40
2003	259	#54
2004	227	#57
2005	227	#64
2014	5	#288
2015	9	#188
2016	91	#137
2017	6	#270

Year

Babies

Rank

1985

209

#59

1986

287

#47

1987

338

#42

1988

315

#46

1989

290

#51

1990

313

#51

1991

407

#39

1992

373

#45

1993

383

#44

1994

365

#49

1995

392

#39

1996

338

#48

1997

476

#30

1998

591

#25

1999

529

#26

2000

485

#30

2001

411

#35

2002

374

#40

2003

259

#54

2004

227

#57

2005

227

#64

2014

#288

2015

#188

2016

#137

2017

#270

Meaning

Numerology of Kyle

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kyle

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Year-by-Year Detail