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Kylie

Kylie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“boomerang”
Origin
Australian
Say it
KY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually taken from an Australian Aboriginal word, widely cited as meaning 'boomerang,' though usage and source language vary. It later became established as an English given name, also influenced by the surname Kyle.

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How popular is Kylie?

2024479 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kylie in 20241,594

2024 rank#189 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 1880120,829

Kylie is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kylie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kyleemodern variant of Kylie · American (modern coinage)
  • Kyleighmodern spelling of Kylie · American (modern coinage)

Kylie questions

What does the name Kylie mean?

Kylie means "boomerang". It comes from Australian. Usually taken from an Australian Aboriginal word, widely cited as meaning 'boomerang,' though usage and source language vary. It later became established as an English given name, also influenced by the surname Kyle.

Is Kylie a boy or girl name?

Kylie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kylie?

1,594 US babies were named Kylie in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Kylie?

Kylie is usually pronounced KY-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.