# Kylie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kylie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “boomerang” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkaɪ.li/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kylee, Kyleigh |
| US babies named this | 122,340 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 450 / 121,890 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,153, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”). Originally popular in Australia, the name has gained popularity elsewhere in the English-speaking world due to the fame of Kylie Minogue. Unrelated to Kyle, though often seen as its feminine equivalent.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,351 | 57 |
| 2012 | 4,177 | 59 |
| 2013 | 4,036 | 61 |
| 2014 | 3,962 | 73 |
| 2015 | 4,162 | 66 |
| 2016 | 3,427 | 83 |
| 2017 | 2,704 | 114 |
| 2018 | 2,432 | 124 |
| 2019 | 2,263 | 125 |
| 2020 | 2,022 | 132 |
| 2021 | 1,807 | 159 |
| 2022 | 1,503 | 198 |
| 2023 | 1,444 | 207 |
| 2024 | 1,599 | 189 |
| 2025 | 1,491 | 204 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 | 4,540 |
| 2004 | 40 | 2,674 |
| 2005 | 9 | 8,036 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7,769 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10,417 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7,496 |
| 2009 | 12 | 7,060 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,910 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,667 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9,362 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11,529 |
| 2015 | 5 | 13,196 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13,373 |
| 2018 | 5 | 13,310 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10,402 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 1,015 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,210 |
| 2013 | 31 | 1,128 |
| 2014 | 32 | 1,094 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,783 |
| 2016 | 27 | 1,241 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1,184 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1,200 |
| 2019 | 30 | 1,119 |
| 2020 | 28 | 1,164 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,081 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1,262 |
| 2025 | 30 | 1,110 |

## People named Kylie

- Kylie Minogue, Australian singer and actress (born 1968)
- Kylie Jenner, American media personality
- Kylie Masse, Canadian swimmer
- Kylie Bunbury, Canadian actress
- Kylie Ireland, American pornographic actress
- Kylie Rogers, American actress
- Kylie Palmer, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
- Kylie Cantrall, American actress and singer
- Kylie Padilla, Filipino actress
- Kylie Verzosa, Filipino actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss International 2016 winner
- Kylie Rae Harris, American country singer-songwriter (1989-2019)
- Kylie Bivens, American soccer player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.