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Kye

“Sea; or narrow, slender” — Hawaiian or Celtic origin

Boy's name · #1366 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Kye has appeared in US records since 1956 — best rank #693 (2016) · 5,557 babies named Kye all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kyes

• Kye Rowles — Australian association football player
• Kye Whyte — British male BMX rider
• Kye Allums — American basketball player
• Kye Bum Zu — South Korean singer
• Kye Yong-mook — South Korean novelist

What Kyes become

Among 30 notable people named Kye:

Athletes appear 2.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kye Rowles, Australian association football player.

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