Masculine dossier · first seen 1956
Kye
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
356
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kye
How many people are named Kye?
An estimated 5,461 living Americans are named Kye.
How rare is Kye?
Kye is uncommon among babies today, with 136 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 61.8% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Kye?
The median age of a living American named Kye is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 21 years old.
Is Kye still popular?
Not especially. Kye has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 136 births in 2025.
Where is Kye most common?
Kye has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1956Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
61.8%
2025
136
All-time
5,557
Where it lives now
Kye is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 3.8× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Oklahoma and Georgia.
States where Kye is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.