Given name
Kylie
“from the narrow channel”
Kylie is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kylie is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kylie 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 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kylie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 122,340
- 450 boys · 121,890 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 5,597 babies
- 2025
- 1,491
- #204 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,491 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 204 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,558 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (158). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 103,241 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kylie’s family of names
In English usage, Kylie has a short form in KY. Kylie has a related form in Kyle. Kylie has a related form in Kyla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kylie
- Kylie MinogueAustralian singer and actress (born 1968)
- Kylie JennerAmerican media personalityborn 1997
- Kylie MasseCanadian swimmerborn 1996
- Kylie BunburyCanadian actressborn 1989
- Kylie RogersAmerican actressborn 2004
- Kylie PalmerAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holderborn 1990
- Kylie PadillaFilipino actressborn 1993
- Kylie VerzosaFilipino actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss International 2016 winnerborn 1992
- Kylie CantrallAmerican actress and singerborn 2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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