Kylie

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A few things about Kylie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kylie

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

Choose Kylie and your child shares a first name with Kylie Minogue, an Australian singer and actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kylie, like who?” Kylie Minogue's Wikipedia article is available in 123 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,078 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kylie, 1,491 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kylie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKylie first shows up in US birth records in 1960, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 65 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2004, when it ranked #49. Today it's #204, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendKylie has slipped 72 places over the last five years and now sits at #204. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKylie is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #89, followed by West Virginia (#107) and Louisiana (#109). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 🌍OriginKylie is the most popular Australian girl name in the US. That's out of 24 Australian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Kylie

Kylie is a girl name of Australian, Celtic Gaelic and Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Kylie for girls from 1960 to 2025, in 62 of those 66 years. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked #49 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #204, with 1,491 babies.

Origin:Australian namesCeltic Gaelic namesIrish names