Kye Boy

How popular is Kye?

#1,366 boy name in 2025

136 baby boys were named Kye in the US in 2025, making it the 1366th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).

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5,814living people named Kye (est.)
11median age of people named Kye
5,904babies named Kye since 1880
1 in 23,347US babies born in 2025

Kye popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,366 for boys (▼ 170 from 2024)
Babies in 2025136 boys, 6 girls
10-year trendFalling (-36% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#977 in 2015, #815 in 2020
Peak year2016 (356 boys)
Highest rank#693 in 2016
First recorded1956
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)96% boys, 4% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Kye is most popular

Babies named Kye per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Louisiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
  2. Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (32 boys)
  3. Tennessee: 0.3 per 1,000 (46 boys)
  4. Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (33 boys)
  5. Kentucky: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)

Kye by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s23#2,797
1960s54#2,847
1970s109#2,356
1980s242#1,826
1990s423#1,792
2000s1,083#1,202
2010s2,255#693
2020s1,368#815

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Questions

Is Kye a boy or girl name?
Kye is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Kye were boys.
How popular is the name Kye?
136 baby boys were named Kye in the US in 2025, making it the 1366th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
When was Kye most popular?
Kye peaked in 2016, when 356 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #693 in 2016.
How many people are named Kye?
5,904 babies have been named Kye in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,814 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
Where is Kye most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Kye was most common in Louisiana, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.