Kylie
Kylie was the 204th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,491 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 49th; the most babies were born in 2003 (5,558). Over the last ten years it has moved down 138 places. More babies were named Kylie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Australian English
Say it KY-lee /ˈkaɪli/
- Rank in 2025
- #204 girls, down 72 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,491girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20035,558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 122,340babies recorded
What does the name Kylie mean?
Kylie is a modern name whose origin is uncertain. Wiktionary suggests a possible link with kylie, a word from an Aboriginal Australian language for a boomerang, and notes that it was first popular in Australia and spread elsewhere through the singer Kylie Minogue. Wikipedia adds other suggestions, such as the Irish surname O'Kiely. Wiktionary stresses that it is unrelated to Kyle, though many people treat it as Kyle's feminine.
kylie (Noongar (Australian), “boomerang (possible source)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Origin uncertain; the boomerang link is a suggestion.
Other explanations you may read: A feminine form of Kyle.
Related names: Kylee, Kiley, Kyleigh, Kayleigh.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kylie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kylie (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kylie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 450 since 1972.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #204 | 1,491 |
| 2020 | #132 | 2,022 |
| 2010 | #57 | 4,606 |
| 2000 | #104 | 3,206 |
| 1990 | #180 | 1,612 |
| 1980 | #568 | 327 |
| 1970 | #3,646 | 17 |
| 1960 | #5,437 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kylie, counting every spelling?
Kylie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #185 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #204 for Kylie on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,896 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kylie | 1,491 | #204 | 7,844 |
| Kylee | 306 | #876 | 1,868 |
| Kiley | 61 | #2,798 | 326 |
| Kyleah | 19 | #6,233 | 105 |
| Kyli | 6 | #14,137 | 67 |
| Kylea | 7 | #12,593 | 45 |
| Kilee | — | — | 44 |
| Kyley | 6 | #14,136 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kylie?
1,491 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kylie (0.41 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kylie 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 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kylie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kylie?
About 120,500 people born in the US named Kylie are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 26. That makes Kylie mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kylie by state
How common Kylie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.5×), Rhode Island (2.2×), Louisiana (1.9×), South Carolina (1.9×), Florida (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, Maine, Alaska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kylie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kylie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kylie · Sibling names for Kylie
Questions about the name Kylie
What does Kylie mean?
The origin of Kylie is uncertain: Origin uncertain; the boomerang link is a suggestion.
How popular is the name Kylie?
Kylie was the 204th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,491 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 49th; the most babies were born in 2003 (5,558). Over the last ten years it has moved down 138 places. More babies were named Kylie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kylie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kylie in the US.
Where is Kylie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kylie was most common in Mississippi (2.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and Louisiana.