Meaning and history
Kylie is a name that arose in Australia, where it is said to mean “boomerang” in the Australian Aboriginal language Nyungar. An early bearer was the author Kylie Tennant (1912–1988), and the name was among the most popular in Australia in the 1970s and early 80s. It may also be viewed as a feminine form of Kyle or as a combination of the sounds ky and lee, and it is likely in those senses that it began to be used in America in the late 1970s. A famous bearer is the Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue (1968–).
20062006: 4,719 births, rank #66
2007: 4,659 births, rank #63
2008: 5,194 births, rank #51
2009: 4,389 births, rank #62
2010: 4,606 births, rank #57
20112011: 4,351 births, rank #57
2012: 4,177 births, rank #59
2013: 4,036 births, rank #61
2014: 3,962 births, rank #73
2015: 4,162 births, rank #66
20162016: 3,427 births, rank #83
2017: 2,704 births, rank #114
2018: 2,432 births, rank #124
2019: 2,263 births, rank #125
2020: 2,022 births, rank #132
20212021: 1,807 births, rank #159
2022: 1,503 births, rank #198
2023: 1,444 births, rank #207
2024: 1,599 births, rank #189
20252025: 1,491 births, rank #204
Kylie moved from #189 to #204 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2003, with 5,558 births.