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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 2,838 babies (rank #8 that year). In 2024 it was given to 116 boys (rank #284). 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.

29,183

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,838

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	2,838	#8
1992	2,540	#10
1993	2,318	#13
1994	1,794	#18
1995	1,848	#16
1996	1,570	#21
1997	1,681	#18
1998	1,706	#13
1999	1,580	#14
2000	1,225	#27
2001	1,038	#32
2002	1,013	#32
2003	855	#38
2004	771	#41
2005	659	#54
2006	597	#63
2007	490	#75
2008	486	#79
2009	450	#82
2010	391	#102
2011	395	#101
2012	334	#118
2013	307	#132
2014	325	#130
2015	276	#140
2016	230	#164
2017	223	#171
2018	235	#161
2019	207	#185
2020	203	#178
2021	159	#220
2022	142	#235
2023	130	#242
2024	116	#284

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

2,838

1992

2,540

#10

1993

2,318

#13

1994

1,794

#18

1995

1,848

#16

1996

1,570

#21

1997

1,681

#18

1998

1,706

#13

1999

1,580

#14

2000

1,225

#27

2001

1,038

#32

2002

1,013

#32

2003

855

#38

2004

771

#41

2005

659

#54

2006

597

#63

2007

490

#75

2008

486

#79

2009

450

#82

2010

391

#102

2011

395

#101

2012

334

#118

2013

307

#132

2014

325

#130

2015

276

#140

2016

230

#164

2017

223

#171

2018

235

#161

2019

207

#185

2020

203

#178

2021

159

#220

2022

142

#235

2023

130

#242

2024

116

#284

Meaning

Numerology of Kyle

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kyle

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Year-by-Year Detail