Lyle is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Lyle is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,047 among boys (211) and #16,337 among girls (5) — overall #2,106 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 216 | 216 | #16,337 | #1,047 |
| 2024 | 219 | 219 | — | #1,022 |
| 2023 | 200 | 200 | #11,785 | #1,107 |
| 2022 | 219 | 219 | #10,125 | #1,056 |
| 2021 | 225 | 225 | #11,761 | #1,013 |
| 2020 | 207 | 207 | — | #1,010 |
| 2019 | 242 | 242 | #13,254 | #928 |
| 2018 | 225 | 225 | #17,161 | #947 |
| 2017 | 205 | 205 | — | #994 |
| 2016 | 214 | 214 | #15,481 | #983 |
| 2015 | 183 | 183 | — | #1,079 |
| 2014 | 182 | 182 | #10,621 | #1,115 |
| 2013 | 178 | 178 | #10,714 | #1,104 |
| 2012 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,301 |
| 2011 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,263 |
| 2010 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,572 |
| 2009 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,769 |
| 2008 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,868 |
| 2007 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,736 |
| 2006 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,475 |
| 2005 | 88 | 88 | #18,101 | #1,643 |
| 2004 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,646 |
| 2003 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,244 |
| 2002 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,276 |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,312 |
| 2000 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,278 |
| 1999 | 100 | 100 | #12,147 | #1,305 |
| 1998 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,258 |
| 1997 | 122 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1996 | 118 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1995 | 143 | — | — | #927 |
| 1994 | 149 | — | — | #890 |
| 1993 | 159 | — | — | #836 |
| 1992 | 189 | — | — | #752 |
| 1991 | 179 | — | — | #765 |
| 1990 | 257 | — | — | #633 |
| 1989 | 252 | — | — | #628 |
| 1988 | 248 | — | — | #593 |
| 1987 | 253 | — | — | #567 |
| 1986 | 297 | — | — | #512 |
| 1985 | 246 | — | — | #564 |
| 1984 | 255 | — | — | #544 |
| 1983 | 247 | — | — | #530 |
| 1982 | 230 | — | #9,931 | #574 |
| 1981 | 246 | — | — | #534 |
| 1980 | 268 | — | — | #525 |
| 1979 | 251 | — | #11,197 | #544 |
| 1978 | 241 | — | #9,230 | #539 |
| 1977 | 279 | — | — | #487 |
| 1976 | 221 | — | — | #540 |
| 1975 | 247 | — | — | #508 |
| 1974 | 271 | — | — | #484 |
| 1973 | 287 | — | — | #460 |
| 1972 | 319 | — | #7,815 | #449 |
| 1971 | 400 | — | #9,047 | #406 |
| 1970 | 474 | — | #5,639 | #376 |
| 1969 | 441 | — | #7,110 | #376 |
| 1968 | 434 | — | — | #373 |
| 1967 | 377 | — | — | #389 |
| 1966 | 435 | — | — | #359 |
| 1965 | 454 | — | — | #359 |
| 1964 | 522 | — | #5,797 | #345 |
| 1963 | 575 | — | — | #329 |
| 1962 | 654 | — | #4,422 | #306 |
| 1961 | 668 | — | #4,746 | #302 |
| 1960 | 738 | — | #5,483 | #290 |
| 1959 | 767 | — | #5,961 | #286 |
| 1958 | 779 | — | #4,375 | #277 |
| 1957 | 846 | — | #4,758 | #261 |
| 1956 | 809 | — | #3,129 | #258 |
| 1955 | 829 | — | #4,593 | #246 |
| 1954 | 900 | — | #3,611 | #237 |
| 1953 | 908 | — | #2,655 | #226 |
| 1952 | 914 | — | #2,630 | #222 |
| 1951 | 830 | — | #2,763 | #233 |
| 1950 | 843 | — | #2,728 | #223 |
| 1949 | 842 | — | #4,494 | #220 |
| 1948 | 877 | — | #2,904 | #216 |
| 1947 | 912 | — | #4,208 | #212 |
| 1946 | 870 | — | #3,147 | #200 |
| 1945 | 774 | — | #3,561 | #194 |
| 1944 | 825 | — | #2,713 | #189 |
| 1943 | 900 | — | #2,316 | #185 |
| 1942 | 899 | — | #3,332 | #176 |
| 1941 | 951 | — | #2,610 | #168 |
| 1940 | 874 | — | #2,878 | #173 |
| 1939 | 843 | — | #3,047 | #175 |
| 1938 | 796 | — | #4,136 | #183 |
| 1937 | 887 | — | #2,517 | #167 |
| 1936 | 924 | — | #2,215 | #159 |
| 1935 | 943 | — | #3,069 | #156 |
| 1934 | 954 | — | #2,143 | #155 |
| 1933 | 925 | — | #3,022 | #158 |
| 1932 | 985 | — | #2,095 | #155 |
| 1931 | 965 | — | #1,720 | #157 |
| 1930 | 966 | — | #1,913 | #160 |
| 1929 | 1,021 | — | #2,386 | #152 |
| 1928 | 1,015 | — | #2,249 | #155 |
| 1927 | 1,071 | — | #2,216 | #151 |
| 1926 | 1,073 | — | #1,861 | #152 |
| 1925 | 1,034 | — | #1,875 | #154 |
| 1924 | 1,023 | — | #1,846 | #159 |
| 1923 | 1,031 | — | #1,999 | #154 |
| 1922 | 1,071 | — | #2,349 | #146 |
| 1921 | 1,039 | — | #1,458 | #150 |
| 1920 | 996 | — | #1,536 | #151 |
| 1919 | 901 | — | #1,681 | #153 |
| 1918 | 1,010 | — | #2,165 | #145 |
| 1917 | 882 | — | #1,458 | #153 |
| 1916 | 822 | — | #2,086 | #153 |
| 1915 | 736 | — | #1,925 | #159 |
| 1914 | 522 | — | #1,191 | #178 |
| 1913 | 358 | — | #1,503 | #196 |
| 1912 | 340 | — | #1,455 | #181 |
| 1911 | 140 | — | #1,417 | #224 |
| 1910 | 125 | — | #1,867 | #216 |
| 1909 | 72 | — | — | #262 |
| 1908 | 82 | — | #1,774 | #246 |
| 1907 | 84 | — | #1,586 | #235 |
| 1906 | 98 | — | #2,114 | #195 |
| 1905 | 71 | — | #1,273 | #249 |
| 1904 | 74 | — | — | #215 |
| 1903 | 66 | — | — | #224 |
| 1902 | 55 | — | #1,529 | #273 |
| 1901 | 65 | — | #1,835 | #226 |
| 1900 | 55 | — | #1,854 | #298 |
| 1899 | 42 | — | — | #262 |
| 1898 | 65 | — | #1,226 | #233 |
| 1897 | 49 | — | #1,077 | #293 |
| 1896 | 45 | — | #1,090 | #320 |
| 1895 | 40 | — | — | #281 |
| 1894 | 56 | — | #1,199 | #250 |
| 1893 | 36 | — | #1,248 | #328 |
| 1892 | 34 | — | #1,574 | #353 |
| 1891 | 31 | — | — | #302 |
| 1890 | 27 | — | #1,447 | #382 |
| 1889 | 18 | — | — | #438 |
| 1888 | 29 | — | #1,099 | #400 |
| 1887 | 17 | — | — | #417 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #564 |
| 1885 | 13 | — | — | #538 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | — | #561 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #772 |
| 1882 | 12 | — | — | #565 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #834 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | — | #783 |