Kylie

Meaning: Possibly boomerang
Origin: Uncertain (possibly Australian Aboriginal) — Origin uncertain; possibly from the Australian Aboriginal word kylie

Girl's name · #204 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Kylie's best rank, #49, came in 2004; it has settled back to #204 today. Roughly 122,000 girls have been named Kylie since 1960.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#145 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #345 in Ecuador (2025) · #428 in New Zealand (2025) · #431 in Ireland (2025) · #651 in Sweden (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,095 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,123 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,376 in France (2025) · #1,394 in Belgium (2025) · #204 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kylies

Kylie Minogue — Australian singer and actress (born 1968)
Kylie Jenner — American media personality
Kylie Masse — Canadian swimmer
Kylie Bunbury — Canadian actress
Kylie Rogers — American actress

In stories & tradition

Kylie Turner — Coronation Street (TV series)
Kylie Brown — Shortland Street (TV series)
Kylie Mole — The Comedy Company (TV series)

What Kylies become

Among 215 notable people named Kylie:

Sports figures appear 2.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kylie Masse, Canadian swimmer.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Kylie is Kayla for a girl.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kylee (#876), Kylie would rank around #171 with about 1,800 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Kylie and Kylee.

Similar names: Kylee · Mackenzie · Kyla · Hailey · Kaylee · Molly

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