US rank #189 Girls' name Peak 2003 120,379 births

Kylie — #189 US girls' name

120,379 babies named Kylie in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s391970s12561980s54401990s227292000s464382010s361112020s8366
#189
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kylie was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

5,558 babies were named Kylie in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylie

The Social Security Administration has registered 120,379 babies named Kylie between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kylie currently holds the #189 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 5,558 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46,438 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kylie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12,807 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 120,379 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kylie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

120,379

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2003

5,558 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#189

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2003)
5,558
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,000 202420162008200019921984197619681960 7

Kylie popularity over time — boys

450 total births recorded since 1972 (Kylie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 450 births
01020304050 20222011200519991993198719791972 12

Kylie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46,438 births that decade — 39% of Kylie's all-time total
1960s391970s12561980s54401990s227292000s464382010s361112020s8366

Kylie by state

Where Kylie concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kylie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12,807 10.6%
#2 Texas
9,861 8.2%
#3 Florida
6,170 5.1%
#4 Ohio
5,794 4.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
5,464 4.5%
#6 New York
5,117 4.3%
#7 Illinois
4,783 4.0%
#8 Michigan
3,764 3.1%
California share of Kylie's total US births 10.6%
Even split

12,807 of 120,379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Kylie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylie?
120,379 babies have been named Kylie since 1960. It currently ranks #189 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 5,558 births.
When was Kylie most popular?
Kylie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46,438 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kylie most popular?
The top states for the name Kylie are California (12,807 births), Texas (9,861 births), Florida (6,170 births).
How long has the name Kylie been used?
Kylie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kylee, Kyla, Kyleigh, Kyle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.