Kylie

Where Kylie comes from

Uncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”). Originally popular in Australia, the name has gained popularity elsewhere in the English-speaking world due to the fame of Kylie Minogue. Unrelated to Kyle, though often seen as its feminine equivalent.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kylie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1960
    First appearance
    #5,168 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1968
    Kylie Minogue born
    Australian singer and actress
  3. 1997
    Kylie Jenner born
    American media personality
  4. 2004
    Peak, #49
    5,557 babies named Kylie — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #114.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms Khylie, Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, Kyly.
Namesakes
  • Kylie Minogue · Australian singer and actress, born 1968
  • Kylie Jenner · American media personality, born 1997
  • Kylie Masse · Canadian swimmer, born 1996
  • Kylie Bunbury · Canadian actress, born 1989
  • Kylie Ireland · American pornographic actress, born 1970

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.