Kyle Name Popularity

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How popular is Kyle?

The somewhat popular name Kyle was the 223rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #18 in 1990 with 22,703 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kyle was less than 5, most recently in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1907-1915, 1945-1952, 1953-1962, 1963-1970, and 1975-1990, the name Kyle took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1992-2017.

Where is the name Kyle popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Kyle's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kyle for their newborn has dropped.

The name Kyle is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kyle is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Kyle (Girl)		Kyle (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		65	2,647	1,668	223
2017		48	3,317	1,832	211
2016		43	3,615	2,024	200
2015		60	2,908	2,385	175
2014		66	2,663	2,383	179
2013		57	2,953	2,585	155
2012		52	3,193	2,965	127
2011		58	2,974	3,263	121
2010		33	4,452	3,572	107
2009		34	4,421	4,174	99
2008		30	4,960	4,702	97
2007		42	3,819	5,354	86
2006		47	3,443	6,148	81
2005		38	3,844	6,685	68
2004		74	2,331	7,822	55
2003		61	2,624	8,651	53
2002		45	3,175	10,063	40
2001		56	2,678	10,569	40
2000		53	2,762	11,968	37
1999		66	2,272	13,772	28
1998		94	1,696	15,274	24
1997		115	1,445	15,916	24
1996		105	1,526	15,600	25
1995		124	1,332	16,758	24
1994		155	1,150	18,394	24
1993		162	1,110	19,450	23
1992		173	1,057	20,710	22
1991		163	1,104	21,610	21
1990		237	828	22,703	18
1989		254	767	20,879	20
1988		290	665	19,891	21
1987		319	606	19,865	22
1986		261	695	19,308	23
1985		303	620	16,515	27
1984		230	717	12,544	34
1983		243	703	12,374	34
1982		189	832	8,209	47
1981		156	946	6,577	52
1980		173	888	5,783	57
1979		165	904	5,450	56
1978		159	902	4,519	63
1977		83	1,364	3,508	79
1976		63	1,592	3,310	80
1975		89	1,260	2,834	88
1974		94	1,193	2,602	97
1973		80	1,289	2,376	110
1972		62	1,520	2,477	114
1971		83	1,308	2,832	116
1970		91	1,232	2,764	120
1969		76	1,298	2,139	143
1968		53	1,585	1,944	148
1967		50	1,605	2,141	138
1966		56	1,483	1,952	146
1965		90	1,116	1,171	210
1964		112	1,018	1,479	191
1963		128	937	1,630	179
1962		138	899	1,710	177
1961		225	700	1,156	232
1960		223	682	1,264	220
1959		224	668	1,146	237
1958		163	787	1,012	247
1957		195	712	1,029	241
1956		186	700	471	344
1955		134	840	405	359
1954		158	736	401	362
1953		153	737	361	358
1952		156	713	381	352
1951		211	594	343	369
1950		102	879	240	431
1949		37	1,528	144	564
1948		16	2,552	130	586
1947		11	3,353	151	549
1946		10	3,332	107	622
1945		5	4,909	81	670
1944		5	4,919	96	627
1943		22	1,864	121	578
1942		6	4,375	112	590
1941		< 5	--	119	546
1940		< 5	--	94	615
1939		< 5	--	101	572
1938		< 5	--	78	686
1937		5	4,591	105	566
1936		6	3,941	96	593
1935		< 5	--	114	541
1934		< 5	--	87	647
1933		< 5	--	74	702
1932		< 5	--	78	699
1931		< 5	--	79	675
1930		< 5	--	89	660
1929		< 5	--	80	693
1928		< 5	--	74	746
1927		< 5	--	102	625
1926		< 5	--	85	689
1925		< 5	--	84	705
1924		< 5	--	88	699
1923		< 5	--	68	818
1922		< 5	--	81	734
1921		< 5	--	67	847
1920		< 5	--	85	702
1919		< 5	--	52	932
1918		< 5	--	67	798
1917		< 5	--	75	703
1916		< 5	--	62	786
1915		5	4,619	65	745
1914		< 5	--	42	829
1913		< 5	--	25	1,011
1912		< 5	--	35	727
1911		< 5	--	11	1,085
1910		< 5	--	15	803
1909		< 5	--	11	928
1908		< 5	--	10	919
1907		< 5	--	8	1,053
1906		< 5	--	10	826
1905		< 5	--	9	880
1904		< 5	--	10	786
1903		< 5	--	7	964
1902		< 5	--	7	983
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	7	1,113
1899		< 5	--	7	908
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	6	1,052
1895		< 5	--	7	937
1894		< 5	--	10	701
1893		< 5	--	7	875
1892		< 5	--	6	1,024
1891		< 5	--	7	810
1890		< 5	--	5	1,086
1889		< 5	--	5	1,042
1888		< 5	--	9	730
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	5	950
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.