How Many People Are Named Kayle?
An estimated 4,512 people in the United States have the first name Kayle. It is used for both genders, with 86.5% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kayle peaked in popularity in 2000 with 206 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kayle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kayle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,512
About 1 in 75,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
86.5% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
206 births
Total Registered
4,641
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kayle
Kayle is predominantly female (86.5%), though 626 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kayle as a male name
Ranked #7,298 in 2014
11 male births in 2014
Peak: 1990 (29 births)
Kayle as a female name
Ranked #14,303 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (190 births)
Kayle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kayle span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,603 babies were registered. Kayle has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kayle by Decade
How has Kayle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kayle by State
Birth registrations for Kayle span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kansas, Connecticut. On average, about 70 Kayles were registered per state.
Kayle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kayle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kayle
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kayle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kayle?
We estimate approximately 4,512 people named Kayle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 75,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Kayle a common name?
Kayle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,641 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kayle most popular?
Kayle reached peak popularity in 2000, when 206 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kayle is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kayle a female name?
Kayle is predominantly female. 86.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kayle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kayle Smith, Kayle Johnson, Kayle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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