Kye
Kye was the 1369th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 136 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 693rd with 356 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 388 places. More babies were named Kye in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,369 boys, down 554 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 136boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016356 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,904babies recorded
Kye popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 347 since 1960, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,369 | 136 |
| 2020 | #815 | 284 |
| 2010 | #1,206 | 148 |
| 2000 | #1,598 | 74 |
| 1990 | #2,147 | 34 |
| 1980 | #3,037 | 15 |
| 1970 | #2,806 | 12 |
| 1960 | #3,871 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kye, counting every spelling?
Kye has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,304 for boys in 2025, against #1,369 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Kye?
136 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kye (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kye born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 62 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kye.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kye?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Kye are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Kye a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kye by state
How common Kye was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.4×), Oklahoma (2.9×), Tennessee (2.0×), Missouri (1.9×), Kentucky (1.8×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kye: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kye, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kye
How popular is the name Kye?
Kye was the 1369th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 136 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 693rd with 356 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 388 places. More babies were named Kye in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kye a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kye in the US.
Where is Kye most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kye was most common in Louisiana (0.42 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Tennessee.