Kylie
An Australian coinage, popularly tied to an Aboriginal word for a boomerang and to the name Kyle.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Kylie first shows up in the national records in 1960. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2001 to 2016. Its biggest year was 2003, when 5,558 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 52 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2004, at No. 49. In 2025 it ranked No. 204 for girls. All told, 122,340 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kylee (50,835), Kiley (20,272), Kyleigh (20,199), Kyli (2,178), Kilee (1,826), Kyley (1,679) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Kyle
Explore Kylie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39 | No. 5147 |
| 1970s | 1,256 | No. 406 |
| 1980s | 5,441 | No. 150 |
| 1990s | 22,730 | No. 106 |
| 2000s | 46,438 | No. 49 |
| 2010s | 36,120 | No. 57 |
| 2020s | 9,866 | No. 132 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.