Kye

Boy's name · #1369 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Kye reached its best rank, #693, in 2016 and ranked #1369 in 2025. Roughly 5,600 boys have been named Kye since 1956.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#1,666 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,663 in Canada (2024).

Kye Rowles — Australian association football player
Kye Whyte — British male BMX rider
Kye Allums — American basketball player
Kye Livingstone — Gibraltar international footballer, midfielder for Lions Gibraltar
Kye A'Hern — Australian downhill mountain biker, 2019 junior world champion

Among 27 notable people named Kye:

Sports figures appear 3.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kye Rowles, Australian association football player.

Similar names: Torin · Kyree · Loki · Kaine · Rye · Keanu

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