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What does Kye mean?
Kye 
▲ as a name for boys is a Gaelic name, and the meaning of the name Kye is "keeper of the keys; earth; narrow, straight". Kye is a variant form of Kai (Welsh, Scandinavian, Greek): version of Kay. Kye is also a form of Kyle (Gaelic).
STARTS WITH Ky-
ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic, keeper (defender), earth, narrow (little)
Variations
VARIANT Keh
RELATIONS VIA KAI, KYLE Kaj, Kile, Kiley, Kylan▲, Kylar, Kylen▲, Kyler▲, Kyrell
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kye Jonathan (K.J.), ..
How popular is Kye?
Kye is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular last name for all people (#35153 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kye entered the list in 1991 and reached its highest rank of #703 in the U.S. in the year 2016, and is at #760 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Kai (#113 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Kyle (#223), Kyler (#303), Kylan (#549), Kylen (#987), Kylar (#1720), Kile and Kiley are the popular related forms of Kye (#760). Adoption of these relations of Kye was common 3 decades ago (AVERAGE #1495) and has become significantly reduced since (#961, DOWN 63.9%), with the version Kyle becoming somewhat dated. Kyle has been the most well-known version, though Kai is now the most fashionable.
Similar Names
Kye▲ is alike in pronunciation to Caeo, Cai, Caw, Cayo, Coe, Coy▼, Coye, Kay▼, Kaye, Key, Keye and Koa▲. Other recommended sound-alike names are Kyp, Nye, Rye, Tye and Wye. These names tend to be more commonly used than Kye.
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