Keyle
Of Scandinavian origin, potentially meaning "to wind or weave".
Name Census estimates that about 104 living Americans carry the first name Keyle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keyle today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keyle births was 2008 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keyle. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
104
~ 1 in 3,295,715 Americans
Peak year
2008
9 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2013 SSA rank
#11,487
Tracked since 1996
Census
Keyle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 202 people with the first name Keyle, which placed it at #38,178 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,178
National first-name rank
People counted
202
202 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
46.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keyle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keyle is Hispanic at 46.5%. The next largest groups are White (32.2%) and Black (12.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Keyle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Keyle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino46.5% · 94
- White32.2% · 65
- Black or African American12.9% · 26
- Two or more races5.4% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Keyle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keyle from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 56 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Keyle remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keyle by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Keyle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keyle
The name Keyle is believed to have its origins in the ancient Celtic languages spoken in parts of Western Europe, particularly in regions that are now part of modern-day Britain and Ireland. The name is thought to be derived from the Proto-Celtic root word "keul," which means "slender" or "graceful."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Keyle can be found in the Annals of Ulster, an ancient Irish chronicle that dates back to the 15th century. The Annals mention a man named Keyle O'Donnell, who was a chieftain in the region of Ulster in the late 14th century.
In the 16th century, there is a record of a Welsh poet named Keyle ap Rhys, who was known for his works celebrating the beauty of nature and the Welsh landscape. He lived from approximately 1520 to 1590.
During the 17th century, the name Keyle appears in several historical documents from Scotland, including records of a Keyle MacLeod, who was a clan chief in the Hebrides Islands around the year 1650.
In the 18th century, a notable figure named Keyle O'Connor was a prominent Irish scholar and historian. He was born in 1712 and is known for his works on Irish language and culture.
Another notable person with the name Keyle was a British naval officer named Keyle Smythe, who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1785 and is remembered for his bravery and skill in several naval battles against the French.
People
Keyle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keyle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Keyle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keyle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 104 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keyle going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,295,715 US residents.
Is Keyle a common name?
We classify Keyle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 106 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keyle most popular?
The single biggest year for Keyle was 2008, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keyle is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keyle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 202 people with the name Keyle, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,178 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Keyle in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Keyle?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keyle leans strongly female. 179 people counted with this name were female (86.1%), compared with 29 male bearers (13.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Keyle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keyle is Hispanic at 46.5%. The next largest groups are White (32.2%) and Black (12.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Keyle most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Keyle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.5% (94 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Keyle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keyle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keyle in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Keyle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keyle in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Keyle can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Keyle?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.