Lyle
Boy · LYLE · French
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Lyle is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “the island”. In 2025 it ranked 567th for boys in the UK (75 babies) and 1,046th for boys in the US (211 babies).
What does Lyle mean?
French: Scottish surname from Norman French
“the island”
From a surname meaning of the island, from Norman French de l'isle, which became established in Scotland.
- Say it
- LYLE
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Is Lyle a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyle is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 75 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 211 boys in the US.
How popular is Lyle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #567among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 75about 1 in 4,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 75 boys in the UK were named Lyle, making it the 567th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 585th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 103 boys.
2025 had more boys named Lyle than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Lyle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales and 116th in Scotland.
Lyle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #567 |
| 2024 | 51 | #748 |
| 2023 | 56 | #696 |
| 2022 | 69 | #601 |
| 2021 | 68 | #615 |
| 2020 | 70 | #585 |
| 2019 | 78 | #547 |
| 2018 | 85 | #513 |
| 2017 | 80 | #544 |
| 2016 | 103 | #449 |
| 2015 | 96 | #470 |
| 2014 | 95 | #475 |
| 2013 | 81 | #519 |
| 2012 | 80 | #529 |
| 2011 | 71 | #554 |
| 2010 | 62 | #608 |
| 2009 | 38 | #839 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,047 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 36 | #615 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 31 | #637 |
| 1997 | 33 | #585 |
| 1996 | 45 | #462 |
How popular is Lyle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,046among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 211about 1 in 8,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 211 boys in the US were named Lyle, making it the 1,046th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,010th. Its busiest year was 1922, with 1,055 boys. 5 girls were also named Lyle in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Lyle in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 1962, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lyle in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 211 | #1,046 |
| 2024 | 219 | #1,019 |
| 2023 | 192 | #1,105 |
| 2022 | 209 | #1,052 |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,006 |
| 2020 | 207 | #1,010 |
| 2019 | 235 | #927 |
| 2018 | 220 | #946 |
| 2017 | 205 | #993 |
| 2016 | 208 | #980 |
| 2015 | 183 | #1,077 |
| 2014 | 172 | #1,110 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,100 |
| 2012 | 133 | #1,299 |
| 2011 | 137 | #1,257 |
| 2010 | 101 | #1,565 |
| 2009 | 86 | #1,761 |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,861 |
| 2007 | 86 | #1,728 |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,467 |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,633 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,232 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,265 |
| 2001 | 100 | #1,303 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 93 | #1,300 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,243 |
| 1997 | 122 | #1,043 |
| 1996 | 118 | #1,035 |
| 1995 | 143 | #923 |
| 1994 | 149 | #883 |
| 1993 | 159 | #832 |
| 1992 | 189 | #750 |
| 1991 | 179 | #761 |
| 1990 | 257 | #631 |
| 1989 | 252 | #624 |
| 1988 | 248 | #591 |
| 1987 | 253 | #567 |
| 1986 | 297 | #512 |
| 1985 | 246 | #564 |
| 1984 | 255 | #542 |
| 1983 | 247 | #530 |
| 1982 | 224 | #574 |
| 1981 | 246 | #533 |
| 1980 | 268 | #524 |
| 1979 | 246 | #544 |
| 1978 | 235 | #539 |
| 1977 | 279 | #485 |
| 1976 | 221 | #540 |
| 1975 | 247 | #508 |
| 1974 | 271 | #484 |
| 1973 | 287 | #460 |
| 1972 | 313 | #448 |
| 1971 | 395 | #406 |
| 1970 | 465 | #376 |
| 1969 | 435 | #376 |
| 1968 | 434 | #373 |
| 1967 | 377 | #389 |
| 1966 | 435 | #358 |
| 1965 | 454 | #359 |
| 1964 | 515 | #345 |
| 1963 | 575 | #329 |
| 1962 | 644 | #306 |
| 1961 | 659 | #302 |
| 1960 | 731 | #290 |
| 1959 | 761 | #286 |
| 1958 | 770 | #276 |
| 1957 | 838 | #261 |
| 1956 | 794 | #258 |
| 1955 | 821 | #246 |
| 1954 | 889 | #237 |
| 1953 | 891 | #226 |
| 1952 | 897 | #222 |
| 1951 | 815 | #232 |
| 1950 | 828 | #223 |
| 1949 | 835 | #219 |
| 1948 | 864 | #216 |
| 1947 | 904 | #212 |
| 1946 | 859 | #200 |
| 1945 | 766 | #194 |
| 1944 | 813 | #189 |
| 1943 | 884 | #185 |
| 1942 | 890 | #176 |
| 1941 | 939 | #168 |
| 1940 | 864 | #173 |
| 1939 | 834 | #175 |
| 1938 | 790 | #183 |
| 1937 | 875 | #167 |
| 1936 | 910 | #159 |
| 1935 | 934 | #155 |
| 1934 | 939 | #154 |
| 1933 | 916 | #158 |
| 1932 | 969 | #155 |
| 1931 | 944 | #157 |
| 1930 | 947 | #160 |
| 1929 | 1,007 | #152 |
| 1928 | 999 | #155 |
| 1927 | 1,054 | #151 |
| 1926 | 1,051 | #152 |
| 1925 | 1,012 | #154 |
| 1924 | 1,000 | #159 |
| 1923 | 1,011 | #153 |
| 1922 | 1,055 | #146 |
| 1921 | 1,007 | #150 |
| 1920 | 967 | #151 |
| 1919 | 877 | #153 |
| 1918 | 993 | #145 |
| 1917 | 855 | #153 |
| 1916 | 806 | #152 |
| 1915 | 719 | #159 |
| 1914 | 495 | #178 |
| 1913 | 342 | #196 |
| 1912 | 325 | #180 |
| 1911 | 128 | #223 |
| 1910 | 117 | #216 |
| 1909 | 72 | #262 |
| 1908 | 75 | #245 |
| 1907 | 76 | #233 |
| 1906 | 93 | #195 |
| 1905 | 61 | #249 |
| 1904 | 74 | #215 |
| 1903 | 66 | #223 |
| 1902 | 48 | #272 |
| 1901 | 60 | #223 |
| 1900 | 49 | #297 |
| 1899 | 42 | #257 |
| 1898 | 56 | #233 |
| 1897 | 39 | #288 |
| 1896 | 35 | #315 |
| 1895 | 40 | #279 |
| 1894 | 48 | #249 |
| 1893 | 29 | #323 |
| 1892 | 29 | #348 |
| 1891 | 31 | #297 |
| 1890 | 22 | #376 |
| 1889 | 18 | #434 |
| 1888 | 22 | #398 |
| 1887 | 17 | #409 |
| 1886 | 12 | #540 |
| 1885 | 13 | #521 |
| 1884 | 12 | #547 |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 12 | #540 |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
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