boy's name

Kile

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 1,110

Kile is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1996, when 42 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1920.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kile over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s.

330
'20 '30 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kile by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 15
1930s 5
1950s 16
1960s 63
1970s 90
1980s 243
1990s 330
2000s 239
2010s 64

How popular is Kile?

In 2019, Kile was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kile is used

England & Wales #3,891 4 in 2006
United States #13,519 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kile

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kile also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kile

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kile

How popular is the name Kile?

In 2019, Kile was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kile a girl's or a boy's name?

Kile is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kile?

Kile has 1 syllable.

When was Kile most popular?

Kile peaked in 1996, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.