Given name & surname
Kile
“from the narrow channel”
Kile is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kile is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kile is a variant of Kyle. An origin associated with Kyle is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,065
- 1,065 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,099 as a first name in 2020; 4,641 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kile’s family of names
Kile has a related form in Kyle. In Greek usage, Kile as a surname is a transliteration of Κιλέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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