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How popular is the name Kyle?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kyles are alive today.
Kyle (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 658th in 2025 with 55 given the name. The name peaked in 1997, when 2,205 babies were given the name, the 38th most popular that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 32,000 babies have been named Kyle in England and Wales since 1994. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Kyle include Kye.
The Kyle you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old. Half of all Kyles born in England and Wales are between 22 and 34, and there are at least 46,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 14% chance that at least one of them will be called Kyle.
How many babies are named Kyle each year?
Where does Kyle rank among boys' names?
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
When was the name Kyle most popular?
Kyle peaked in 1997, when 2,205 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Kyle?
At least 46,000 people named Kyle born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Kyle?
Most living Kyles are between 22 and 34; the most common age is about 30.
Is Kyle becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1997 peak.