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Kye

Boy

Meaning of Kye: Scottish: 'narrow strait'

Kye is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1348th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1108th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1348

142 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1108

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,904

First recorded 1956 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 42 babies1988: 33 babies1989: 35 babies1990: 46 babies19901991: 44 babies1992: 50 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 50 babies1995: 45 babies1996: 40 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 53 babies1999: 61 babies2000: 74 babies20002001: 84 babies2002: 114 babies2003: 117 babies2004: 105 babies2005: 143 babies2006: 122 babies2007: 131 babies2008: 139 babies2009: 157 babies2010: 148 babies20102011: 165 babies2012: 163 babies2013: 158 babies2014: 192 babies2015: 221 babies2016: 369 babies2017: 332 babies2018: 318 babies2019: 296 babies2020: 298 babies20202021: 268 babies2022: 288 babies2023: 250 babies2024: 176 babies2025: 142 babies
US babies named Kye per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 369.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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