Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kyle

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Narrow Land., Handsome
Gaelic
A narrow strait or channel
Irish

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Nature
  • Place
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kyle

Pronunciation

k(y)-le

Famous People

Actor Kyle MacLachlan, Actor Kyle Chandler

Celebrity Babies

Son of Clint Eastwood, Son of Matthew Fox, Son of Marcia Clark, Son of Howie Long, Son of Rick Fox, Son of Natalie Cole

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #18, 22,698 births); most recent 2025 (rank #508, 594 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #606, 320 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202559417
202471631
202375530
202280724
202189733
20201,05546
20191,38643
20181,68065
20171,83948
20162,03943

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #38, 2,205 births); most recent 2025 (rank #659, 55 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202555
202457
202365
202276
202171
202090
2019112
2018148
2017211
2016288

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #440, 129 births); most recent 2023 (rank #551, 79 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202379
2022102
2021115
2020106
2019107
2018113
2017109
2016115
201599
2014129

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #32, 252 births); most recent 2025 (rank #130, 44 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202544
202435
202359
202262
202156
202076
201978
201898
2017114
2016191

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #5, 479 births); most recent 2025 (rank #219, 19 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #582, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202519–
202414–
202326–
202226–
202138–
202045–
201953–
201856–
201793–
2016106–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #30, 102 births); most recent 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20244
20236
20225
20217
20209
201911
201813
201719
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #6, 435 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202312
202214
202117
202021
201937
201835
201722
201621
201534
201441

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence