Unisex name · since 1973
Khyle
325 babies named Khyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
325 boys have been named Khyle since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Khyle has 325 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #10,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 325 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khyle ranks #10,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Khyle's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Khyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khyle's full recorded timeline at 2002, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khyle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Khyle popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 2009 (Khyle as girls' name)
Khyle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Khyle's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Khyle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (31% of all-time use).
Khyle by state
Where Khyle concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 325 births nationwide.
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What to do with Khyle's data
- Khyle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Khyles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Khyle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.