Kye is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Kye is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,369 among boys (136) and #14,134 among girls (6) — overall #2,806 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 142 | 142 | #14,134 | #1,369 |
| 2024 | 176 | 176 | #16,584 | #1,201 |
| 2023 | 250 | 250 | #10,003 | #942 |
| 2022 | 288 | 288 | #9,368 | #870 |
| 2021 | 268 | 268 | #11,696 | #889 |
| 2020 | 298 | 298 | #7,776 | #815 |
| 2019 | 296 | 296 | #11,935 | #797 |
| 2018 | 318 | 318 | #12,006 | #760 |
| 2017 | 332 | 332 | #5,756 | #760 |
| 2016 | 369 | 369 | #8,657 | #693 |
| 2015 | 221 | 221 | #10,536 | #981 |
| 2014 | 192 | 192 | #6,601 | #1,105 |
| 2013 | 158 | 158 | #10,662 | #1,213 |
| 2012 | 163 | 163 | #11,807 | #1,181 |
| 2011 | 165 | 165 | #12,819 | #1,151 |
| 2010 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 157 | 157 | #14,536 | #1,208 |
| 2008 | 139 | 139 | #7,592 | #1,398 |
| 2007 | 131 | 131 | #13,345 | #1,363 |
| 2006 | 122 | 122 | #8,511 | #1,442 |
| 2005 | 143 | 143 | #7,339 | #1,251 |
| 2004 | 105 | 105 | #9,605 | #1,464 |
| 2003 | 117 | 117 | #8,810 | #1,322 |
| 2002 | 114 | 114 | #16,910 | #1,249 |
| 2001 | 84 | 84 | #7,990 | #1,652 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,598 |
| 1999 | 61 | 61 | #9,184 | #1,918 |
| 1998 | 53 | 53 | #7,806 | #2,223 |
| 1997 | 57 | — | #8,073 | #1,984 |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #14,723 | #2,317 |
| 1995 | 45 | — | — | #1,902 |
| 1994 | 50 | — | #10,072 | #2,000 |
| 1993 | 43 | — | — | #1,921 |
| 1992 | 50 | — | #9,991 | #1,946 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1990 | 46 | — | #7,109 | #2,147 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | — | #2,049 |
| 1988 | 33 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1987 | 42 | — | #9,300 | #1,852 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,197 |
| 1985 | 27 | — | — | #2,104 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | — | #2,580 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | — | #2,246 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | — | #3,410 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | #2,841 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | #3,037 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | — | #3,710 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | — | #3,520 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #10,421 | #3,297 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | — | #3,386 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | — | #2,412 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,588 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,499 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,186 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,806 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,191 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | — | #3,254 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,269 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,353 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,200 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | — | #2,956 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,528 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #6,845 | #3,871 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,444 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,439 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | — | #2,887 |