Kylie

femaleNyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings

Emerged in Australia, reportedly meaning 'boomerang' in the Nyungar Aboriginal language; alternatively read as a feminine form of Kyle or a blend of the phonetic elements 'ky' and 'lee'.

Origin: Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in New South Wales, Australia in 1974. See regions.

Kylie: Recorded since 1965, it reached #2 in 1971, and it stood at #413 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
106times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#2highest recorded position
27groupings it qualifies for
33names it appears alongside

What stands out in Kylie's record

Held a top-100 place for 26 years running. Names by top-100 run
New South Wales, Australia registered 1,025 births with the name in 1972, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count

KY-lee/ˈkaɪ.li/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (6) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings
Meaning: Emerged in Australia, reportedly meaning 'boomerang' in the Nyungar Aboriginal language; alternatively read as a feminine form of Kyle or a blend of the phonetic elements 'ky' and 'lee'.
Pronunciation: KY-lee
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: female
Language family: Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings

Popularity

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#417
1997	#565
1998	#349
1999	#521
2000	#625
2001	#496
2002	#513
2003	#482
2004	#840
2005	#851
2006	#783
2007	#987
2008	#899
2009	#1411
2010	#965
2011	#1015
2012	#1210
2013	#1128
2014	#1094
2015	#1783
2016	#1241
2017	#1184
2018	#1200
2019	#1119
2020	#1164
2021	#1039
2022	#1081
2023	#1169
2024	#1262
2025	#1110

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 26 of the 39 years from 1987 to 2025.

In 2025: #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1110 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls

Kylie appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Girls, with 30 ranked years and 1,153 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1965.

Kylie across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Kylie's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#488 (1987)	#250 (1989)	#413 (2025)	26 of 39	190 (1987–2025)	15 (2021)
England and Wales · Girls	#417 (1996)	#349 (1998)	#1110 (2025)	30 of 30	1,153 (1996–2025)	96 (1998)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#84 (1965)	#2 (1971)	#82 (1989)	25 of 25	12,571 (1965–1989)	1,025 (1972)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#229 (1998)	#229 (1998)	#336 (2019)	5 of 22	24 (1998–2019)	6 (1998)
New Zealand · Girls	#56 (1972)	#12 (1975)	#94 (1990)	19 of 19	3,692 (1972–1990)	256 (1977)

Kylie by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kylie in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	273	4 of 10	68
2000sbusiest	415	10 of 10	42
2010s	289	10 of 10	29
2020s	176	6 of 10	29

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 42 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1997 and 1998, when recorded births rose by 50, from 46 to 96.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Kylie appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1965 and 2025, ranked in 56 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2, first reached in 1971.

It held a top-100 place in 26 years, 26 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 1,025 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1972.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1972, and 59 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Kylie was ranked #2 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1971. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kyler · #610, 25y
Kylian · #339, 12y
Kylo · #252, 15y
Kym · #247, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Katie · #1, 51y
Tobias · #1, 57y
Florence · #5, 61y
Dylan · #7, 55y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Caitlin · #2, 49y
Ciara · #2, 62y
Hannah · #2, 62y
Melissa · #2, 64y

Comparisons involving Kylie

Existing comparison pages where Kylie and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Kylie in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Sarah vs Kylie
In 1978, Sarah moved ahead of Kylie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #7 and #6 the year before became #6 and #9.
Sarah · Kylie · 25 shared years, 1965–1989 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1978 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Belinda
Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kylie and Belinda averaged 11.8 places apart, ending at #82 and #45.
Kylie · Belinda · 25 shared years, 1965–1989 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Natalie
Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kylie and Natalie averaged 11.8 places apart, ending at #82 and #15.
Kylie · Natalie · 25 shared years, 1965–1989 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Kylie within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Melissa vs Kylie
Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Melissa and Kylie averaged 12.1 places apart, ending at #7 and #82.
Melissa · Kylie · 25 shared years, 1965–1989 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Amanda vs Kylie
Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Amanda and Kylie averaged 12.6 places apart, ending at #12 and #82.
Amanda · Kylie · 25 shared years, 1965–1989 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Kylie and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Rebecca vs Kylie
In 1976, Rebecca moved ahead of Kylie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #5 and #3 the year before became #1 and #5.
Rebecca · Kylie · 24 shared years, 1966–1989 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1976 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Joanne
In 1971, Kylie moved ahead of Joanne in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #6 and #5 the year before became #2 and #6.
Kylie · Joanne · 24 shared years, 1965–1988 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1971 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Kylie
In 1971, Kylie moved ahead of Karen in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #2 and #6 the year before became #4 and #2.
Karen · Kylie · 22 shared years, 1965–1986 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1971 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Kylie measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Kylie at its highest position.

Kylie vs Donna
In 1970, Kylie moved ahead of Donna in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #18 and #13 the year before became #6 and #16.
Kylie · Donna · 18 shared years, 1965–1982 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1970 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Fiona
In 1970, Kylie moved ahead of Fiona in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #18 and #12 the year before became #6 and #14.
Kylie · Fiona · 23 shared years, 1965–1987 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1970 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Julie vs Kylie
In 1970, Kylie moved ahead of Julie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #8 and #18 the year before became #10 and #6.
Julie · Kylie · 23 shared years, 1965–1987 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1970 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Kylie and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kylie without appearing here.

Kylie moved ahead of

Jenny
In 2020 they stood at #1164 and #1100 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #1039 and #2499.
Kerry
In 2009 they stood at #1411 and #1365 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #965 and #1993.
Stacey Compare
In 2015 they stood at #1783 and #1362 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #1241 and #2120.
Suzanne
In 2005 they stood at #851 and #745 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #783 and #1585.

Moved ahead of Kylie

Astrid
In 2008 they stood at #899 and #937 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #1411 and #664.
Ida
In 2008 they stood at #899 and #937 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #1411 and #726.
Nora
In 2008 they stood at #899 and #995 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #1411 and #771.
Blake
In 2014 they stood at #1094 and #2203 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #1783 and #1240.

Moved the opposite way to Kylie

Georgia
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kylie went from #250 to #413 while Georgia went from #332 to #91.
Molly
Between 1989 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kylie went from #250 to #413 while Molly went from #408 to #20.
Ashleigh
Between 1987 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kylie went from #488 to #284 while Ashleigh went from #310 to #764.
Geraldine
Between 1987 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kylie went from #488 to #284 while Geraldine went from #107 to #883.

Moved the same way as Kylie

Abigail
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Girls, Kylie went from #417 to #1110 and Abigail from #21 to #171.
Aimee
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Girls, Kylie went from #417 to #1110 and Aimee from #70 to #1809.
Aisling
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Girls, Kylie went from #417 to #1110 and Aisling from #440 to #1892.
Alex
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Girls, Kylie went from #417 to #1110 and Alex from #161 to #2605.

Meaning & Origin

Emerged in Australia, reportedly meaning 'boomerang' in the Nyungar Aboriginal language; alternatively read as a feminine form of Kyle or a blend of the phonetic elements 'ky' and 'lee'.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Other names with a researched meaning and origin →

Where Kylie is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Kylie, between 1965 and 2025, in 56 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
New South Wales, Australia	1965–1989	25	#2 in 1971
New Zealand	1972–1990	19	#12 in 1975
Republic of Ireland	1987–2025	26	#250 in 1989
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#349 in 1998
Northern Ireland	1998–2019	5	#229 in 1998
Scotland	2024	1	#790 in 2024

Its high point came 53 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1971) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1990; it appears again in 1996.

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

KY-lee/ˈkaɪ.li/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Kylie Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Kylie in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNew Zealand

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Kylie

Kylie at a glance

What stands out in Kylie's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kylie across 5 official records

Kylie by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Kylie appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Kylie

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Kylie

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Kylie and the names beside it

Kylie moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kylie

Moved the opposite way to Kylie

Moved the same way as Kylie

Meaning & Origin

Where Kylie is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Kylie Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Kylie at a glance

What stands out in Kylie's record

Kylie across 5 official records

Kylie by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Kylie appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Kylie

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Kylie

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Kylie and the names beside it

Kylie moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kylie

Moved the opposite way to Kylie

Moved the same way as Kylie