Boys' name · since 1978
Klye
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 297 babies named Klye, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 297
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Klye sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 297 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klye has been recorded 297 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2012.
- #10,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 297 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klye ranks #10,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 297 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 297
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Klye's 297 recorded births place it above 76.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Klye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Klye splits its recorded history at 1992: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Klye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2012
- Peak year (1986)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Klye by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (151 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Klye's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Klye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 151 births (51% of all-time use).
Klye by state
Where Klye concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Klye's data
- Klye's decade-level peak was the 1980s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Klyes (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Klye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1978–2012 (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 Klye 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.