unisex name
Kayle
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,049
Kayle is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 81% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 206 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Kayle started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
Kayle over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 49 |
| 1970s | 102 |
| 1980s | 560 |
| 1990s | 1,536 |
| 2000s | 1,603 |
| 2010s | 680 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 98 |
How popular is Kayle?
In 2025, Kayle was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kayle is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kayle
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kayle also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kayle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kayle
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kayle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kayle
How popular is the name Kayle?
In 2025, Kayle was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kayle a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayle is used for both girls and boys. About 81% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kayle most popular?
Kayle peaked in 2000, when 206 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kayle a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kayle currently ranks #6,565 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Kayle originally a boys' or girls' name?
Kayle was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.