MEANING & HISTORY
What does Kyle mean?
Kyle comes from a Scottish surname derived from place names based on Gaelic caol. The geographical senses include narrows, channel, and strait.
The route is therefore a landscape word becoming a place name, then a surname, and finally a given name. A modern Kyle does not need a personal connection with a particular Scottish channel. The word history is more precise than a decorative interpretation such as handsome water warrior.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Scottish
Dictionary accounts by language
Cebuano
From English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”).
a male given name from English
English
From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).
A unisex given name.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A female given name transferred from the surname.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Kyle
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Kyle Pascual
Filipino basketball player
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Kyle
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Names in this collection
- Kylee♀Variant of Kylie
- Kyler♂Probably a blend of Kyle and Tyler
- Kylie♀Australian name linked with the word for boomerang
- Doyle♂Surname from the Irish Ó Dubhghaill family
- Daryle·Often associated in secondary name guides with: A Darryl-family spelling with more than one proposed history
- Kyoko♀Japanese Kyōko; 京子 and 恭子 have different senses
Explore Kyle further
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Kyle in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables.
Boys’ registered births
View yearly counts and sources
| Year | Registered births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Not listed in this publication | — |
| 2017 ↗ | Not listed in this publication | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Not listed in this publication | — |
| 2019 | No verified table imported | — |
| 2020 ↗ | 1,170 | #9 |
| 2021 | No verified table imported | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Not listed in this publication | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Not listed in this publication | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Not listed in this publication | — |
Records & sources
Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 5 person records with this given name · Q1326816 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q1326816 — Kyle (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Kyle Pascual (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Kyle Balili (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Kyle (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Kyle (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Kyle (opens in a new tab)