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Lyle

Boy's name · #1047 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Lyle holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1047 in 2025). About 59,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Lyle ran about 3× its national rate in Iowa and Wisconsin.

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

Around the world

See how Lyle ranks in other countries and regions.

#119 in Scotland (2025) · #968 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,463 in Belgium (2025) · #1,305 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lyles

• Lyle Foster — South African association football player
• Lyle Lovett — American musician
• Lyle Mays — American jazz musician (1953–2020)
• Lyle Campbell — American Mesoamericanist
• Lyle Talbot — American actor (1902–1996)

In stories & tradition

• Lyle Lanley — The Simpsons (TV series)
• Lyle McCarthy^simple — The Simpsons (TV series)
• Lyle Straight — The Straight Story (film)

What Lyles become

Among 227 notable people named Lyle:

Sports figures appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lyle Foster, South African association football player.

Similar names: Nick · Lee · Nile · Sidney · Louie · Monte

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