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What does Kyle mean?
Kyle 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Kyle) is pronounced kyl. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kyle is "narrow, straight". Place name that refers either to a narrow body of water between two land masses, or to a peninsula or isthmus. Actor Kyle MacLachlan.
STARTS WITH Ky-
Variations
VARIANTS Kile, Kiley, Kye▲, Kylan▲, Kylar, Kylen▲, Kyler▲, Kyrell
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kyle Siddharth (K.S.), ..
How popular is Kyle?
Kyle is a very prominent first name for men (#126 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#1861 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kyle reached its top rank of #18 in the U.S. in 1990, and is presently at #223. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Kyle (#223 IN 2018) are Kile, Kiley, Kye (#760), Kylan (#549), Kylar (#1720), Kylen (#987) and Kyler (#303). Adoption of these relations of Kyle was well-received among parents in 1990 (AVERAGE #1566) and is now much lower (#1067, DOWN 81%), with the form Kyle becoming less trendy. Kyle is the all-time favorite, though Kye has become trendy as well over time.
Similar Names
Kyle▼ is pronounced similarly to Caile, Cal, Cale▼, Cayle, Col, Cole, Coll, Colle, Coyle, Kael, Kail, Kaile, Kale▼, Kayle, Kell and Kelle. Other recommended sound-alike names are Able, Bale, Dale▼, Dayle, Doyle▼, Erle, Eryle, Gale▼, Gayle▼, Hale, Hayle, Jule, Kade▲, Kaleb, Kalen, Kaley, Kane▲, Karle, Kayde, Kaye, Kayleb, Kayley, Kayne, Keld, Keye, Keyne, Kobe▼, Kolt▲, Kylor, Kyp, Kyrie▲, Kyrk, Lale, Lyle▼, Lysle, Nile, Ole▼, Olle, Royle, Vale, Vyrle, Wole, Yale, Yule, Zale and Zayle. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kyle.
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