Boys' name · since 1881
Kyle
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 485,780 babies named Kyle, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #67 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #509 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 485,780
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
485,780 babies have been named Kyle since 1881, making it today's #509 boys' name.
Kyle has 485,780 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #509 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #67 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #509 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 485,780 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyle ranks #67 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #509 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 485,780 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #67 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #509 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 485,780
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kyle's 485,780 recorded births place it above 99.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kyle compares
485,780 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Kyle's all-time total is 1,316x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 485,780 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22,710 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kyle's full recorded timeline at 1958, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 22,710 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kyle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 22,710
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Kyle popularity over time - girls
8,933 total births recorded since 1915 (Kyle as girls' name)
Kyle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (180,218 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Kyle's strongest decade.
180,218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kyle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 55
1890s
55 births
- 1900s 79
1900s
79 births
- 1910s 449
1910s
449 births
- 1920s 814
1920s
814 births
- 1930s 901
1930s
901 births
- 1940s 1,155
1940s
1,155 births
- 1950s 5,789
1950s
5,789 births
- 1960s 16,579
1960s
16,579 births
- 1970s 32,645
1970s
32,645 births
- 1980s
1980s
141,947 births
- 1990s
1990s
180,218 births
- 2000s
2000s
76,156 births
- 2010s 24,138
2010s
24,138 births
- 2020s 4,836
2020s
4,836 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 180,218 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kyle 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 Kyle's total volume
Kyle by state
Where Kyle concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51,229 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 29,109 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 27,173 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 26,676 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25,296 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 23,834 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 23,076 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 22,170 | 4.6% |
51,229 of 485,780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kyle appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kyle's data
- Kyle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (180,218 total births); usage has since declined to 4,836 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kyles (51,229 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Kyle 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.