girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Kylie

Meaning boomerang Gender Girl Rank 2025 #204 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

Uncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”).

Rank 2025
#204
among girls · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,491
named Kylie · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,078
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
5,597 babies
All-time total
122,340
#324 all-time among girls
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Kylie popularity over time

122,340 babies have been named Kylie since 1960, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 39 – 39 4 – #5,385
1970s 1,256 46 1,302 130 +3238% #406
1980s 5,441 77 5,518 552 +324% #151
1990s 22,730 119 22,849 2,285 +314% #106
2000s 46,438 156 46,594 4,659 +104% #49
2010s 36,120 45 36,165 3,617 -22% #57
2020s (to 2025) 9,866 7 9,873 1,646 -55% #132

Where Kylie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,407 0.88 #218
2027 1,339 0.83 #229
2028 1,283 0.80 #242
2029 1,238 0.77 #250
2030 1,201 0.75 #257

Where Kylie is most popular

Girls named Kylie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.967 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kylie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 114 2.44 +152%
Rhode Island 27 2.16 +123%
Louisiana 160 1.83 +89%
South Carolina 161 1.79 +85%
Florida 746 1.74 +80%
Kentucky 143 1.67 +73%
Arkansas 86 1.63 +68%
New Jersey 291 1.61 +67%
Maryland 165 1.56 +61%
Nevada 72 1.55 +60%
West Virginia 38 1.45 +50%
Georgia 323 1.42 +47%
Alabama 132 1.41 +45%
Connecticut 81 1.39 +44%
Tennessee 218 1.38 +42%
New York 512 1.29 +34%
Pennsylvania 303 1.28 +33%
Virginia 217 1.27 +32%
Wisconsin 128 1.24 +29%
New Mexico 30 1.23 +28%
Illinois 263 1.15 +19%
Minnesota 119 1.10 +14%
Iowa 64 1.10 +13%
North Carolina 249 1.09 +13%
Texas 868 1.08 +12%
South Dakota 15 1.05 +9%
Ohio 248 1.05 +8%
Missouri 124 1.03 +6%
Massachusetts 124 1.03 +6%
Delaware 11 0.970 ≈ national
Michigan 175 0.961 ≈ national
Hawaii 11 0.960 ≈ national
Nebraska 34 0.946 ≈ national
District of Columbia 11 0.928 ≈ national
Arizona 130 0.926 ≈ national
New Hampshire 17 0.921 -5%
Oklahoma 67 0.910 -6%
Kansas 51 0.884 -9%
Indiana 123 0.876 -9%
California 717 0.853 -12%
Utah 68 0.817 -15%
Montana 11 0.813 -16%
Oregon 52 0.799 -17%
Colorado 89 0.797 -18%
Washington 103 0.713 -26%
Alaska 5 0.581 -40%
Idaho 13 0.389 -60%
Maine 6 0.388 -60%
North Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kylie

Kylie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #204 in 2025 with 1,491 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 122,340 American babies have been named Kylie. Its peak came in 2004, when 5,597 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kylie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kylie?

The median living Kylie is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 25. An estimated 121 thousand people named Kylie are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kylie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,491 #204 – –
2024 1,599 #189 – –
2023 1,444 #207 – –
2022 1,503 #198 7 #10,402
2021 1,807 #159 – –
2020 2,022 #132 – –
2019 2,263 #125 – –
2018 2,432 #124 5 #13,310
2017 2,704 #114 – –
2016 3,427 #83 5 #13,373
2015 4,162 #66 5 #13,196
2014 3,962 #73 6 #11,529
2013 4,036 #61 – –
2012 4,177 #59 8 #9,362
2011 4,351 #57 6 #11,667
2010 4,606 #57 10 #7,910
2009 4,389 #62 12 #7,060
2008 5,194 #51 11 #7,496
2007 4,659 #63 7 #10,417
2006 4,719 #67 10 #7,769
2005 4,970 #57 9 #8,036
2004 5,557 #49 40 #2,674
2003 5,558 #52 18 #4,540
2002 4,833 #61 19 #4,266
2001 3,353 #95 19 #4,221
2000 3,206 #104 11 #6,152
1995 3,152 #106 11 #5,360
1990 1,612 #180 15 #3,886
1985 361 #549 6 #6,202
1980 327 #568 9 #4,345
1975 44 #2,003 – –
1970 17 #3,646 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 7 #5,437 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kylie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kylie Jenner Kylie Jenner American media personality and socialite (born 1997) Contemporary
  2. 2 Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Australian singer and actress (born 1968) Contemporary
  3. 3 Kylie Ireland Kylie Ireland American pornographic film actress b. 1970 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Kylie Masse Kylie Masse Canadian swimmer (born 1996) Contemporary
  5. 5 Kylie Palmer Kylie Palmer Australian swimmer (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kylie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kylie?

The median living Kylie is about 19 years old. Half of all living Kylies are between 12 and 25 years old.

How many people named Kylie are alive today?

An estimated 121 thousand people named Kylie are alive in the United States, based on 122,340 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kylie mean?

Uncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”).

How popular is the name Kylie in 2025?

Kylie ranked #204 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,491 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kylie?

122,340 babies have been named Kylie in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kylie most popular?

Kylie peaked in 2004, when 5,597 newborns received the name.

Is Kylie a boy or girl name?

Kylie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kylie rising or falling?

Kylie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kylie become more popular?

Kylie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,201 girls named Kylie in 2030, which would rank around #257. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kylie?

Well-known people named Kylie include Kylie Jenner (model), Kylie Minogue (singer), Kylie Ireland (pornographic actor).

Names like Kylie

Names that sound and feel close to Kylie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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