Unisex name · since 1956
Kye
Kye has 5,557 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,367 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,557
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,557 babies have been named Kye since 1956, making it today's #1367 unisex name.
Kye has 5,557 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1367 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,673 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,367 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,557 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kye ranks #1,673 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,367 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,557 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,367 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,557
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kye's 5,557 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kye compares
5,557 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kye's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,557 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 356 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kye's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 356, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kye popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kye popularity over time - girls
347 total births recorded since 1960 (Kye as girls' name)
Kye by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,255 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kye's strongest decade.
2,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 242
1980s
242 births
- 1990s 423
1990s
423 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,083 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,255 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,368 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,255 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kye compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kye's total volume
Kye by state
Where Kye concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 584 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 317 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 233 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 202 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 170 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 144 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 135 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 134 | 2.4% |
584 of 5,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Kye appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kye's data
- Kye's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,255 total births) through the 2020s (1,368) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kyes (584 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kye 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.