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How popular is the name Kye?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kyes are alive today.
Kye (male) is a shortened form of the name Kyle. Although Kye itself was given to 16 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1613th as a registered name), most Kyes are registered as Kyle, which ranked 658th in 2025 with 55 babies.
Most people called Kye are registered as Kyle, and share that name's profile: the Kyle you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Kyles born in England and Wales are between 21 and 33, and there are at least 50,000 of them alive today. Only some Kyles go by Kye.
How many babies are named Kye or Kyle each year?
Combined registrations of Kyle, Kye. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Kyle rank as a registered name?
Where does Kye rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Kye short for Kyle?
Yes - Kye is a shortened form of Kyle. Kyes are usually registered as Kyle at birth.
When was the name Kye most popular?
The full name Kyle peaked in 1997, when 2,335 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Kye itself peaked as a registered name in 2007, with 267 babies.
How many people are called Kye?
There's no official count of people who go by Kye, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 50,000 people registered as Kyle born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Kye.
How old is the typical Kye?
Most people called Kye are registered as Kyle. Most living Kyles are between 21 and 33; the most common age is about 28.
Is Kye becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1997 peak.