NameTides

Lyle

Lyle was the #1,046 boys' name in the US in 2025 (211 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Lyle as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Lyle as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Lyle as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#1,046 (211)#953 (32)#116 (43)—#1,251 (19)
2024#1,019 (219)#1,322 (20)#148 (31)—#1,205 (19)
2023#1,105 (192)#1,701 (14)#121 (42)—#1,043 (22)
2022#1,052 (209)#1,104 (25)#132 (40)#352 (4)#1,284 (16)
2021#1,006 (217)#1,055 (27)#143 (36)#326 (5)#1,478 (13)
2020#1,010 (207)#1,111 (24)#122 (46)—#1,071 (20)
2019#927 (235)#1,113 (24)#113 (51)#418 (3)#862 (27)
2018#946 (220)#1,284 (20)#93 (65)—#1,389 (13)
2017#993 (205)#906 (34)#130 (46)—#1,113 (19)
2016#980 (208)#833 (38)#105 (65)—#1,234 (16)
2015#1,077 (183)#888 (34)#103 (62)—#1,266 (15)
2014#1,110 (172)#695 (47)#136 (45)#398 (3)#1,003 (21)
2013#1,100 (168)#1,001 (28)#117 (53)—#1,926 (8)
2012#1,299 (133)#998 (28)#121 (52)—#1,257 (15)
2011#1,257 (137)#852 (34)#163 (37)—#1,163 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1918 at #145.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 460common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Lyle is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,300 to 1 in 9,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lyle by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #234MEWisconsin: #393WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #905MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #474ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #448IAIndiana: #711INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,256FL
Lyle (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Lyle (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LyleCanadaBoys#1,25119
LyleEngland & WalesBoys#95332
LyleNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LyleScotlandBoys#11643
LyleUSGirls#14,9425
LyleUSBoys#1,046211