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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 2,205 babies (rank #38 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

27,633

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,205

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	2,046	#37
1997	2,205	#38
1998	2,016	#38
1999	1,999	#37
2000	1,645	#39
2001	1,649	#42
2002	1,767	#40
2003	1,823	#39
2004	1,990	#37
2005	1,638	#41
2006	1,565	#45
2007	1,478	#51
2008	1,030	#69
2009	892	#74
2010	904	#74
2011	683	#95
2012	676	#94
2013	504	#120
2014	460	#131
2015	375	#152
2016	288	#194

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

2,046

#37

1997

2,205

#38

1998

2,016

#38

1999

1,999

#37

2000

1,645

#39

2001

1,649

#42

2002

1,767

#40

2003

1,823

#39

2004

1,990

#37

2005

1,638

#41

2006

1,565

#45

2007

1,478

#51

2008

1,030

#69

2009

892

#74

2010

904

#74

2011

683

#95

2012

676

#94

2013

504

#120

2014

460

#131

2015

375

#152

2016

288

#194

Meaning

Numerology of Kyle

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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