Kyle: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced KYLE · 1 syllable

Kyle means “narrows”, from Scottish.

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

How popular is Kyle?

Kyle was the #508 name in the US in 2025, given to 611 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 72% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Kyle in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Kyle are older than 35; most are between 21 and 56. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Kyle have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Kyle means “narrows”. It comes from Scottish.

Kyle is pronounced KYLE.

Kyle was the #508 name in the US in 2025, given to 611 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 72% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Kyle are older than 35. Most are between 21 and 56.