Kylie
Say it: KY-lee/ˈkaɪ.li/
Girl5 letters2 syllables
#413
in Ireland (2025)
#410 with spellings combined
9
babies in 2025
#250
best rank (1989)
190
babies since 1987
Up 87
10-year rank change
Kylie through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #410 |
| 2024 | 10 | #368 |
| 2023 | 6 | #543 |
| 2022 | 9 | #414 |
| 2021 | 15 | #287 |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 |
| 2019 | 11 | #360 |
| 2018 | 13 | #333 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2016 | 8 | #479 |
| 2015 | 8 | #497 |
| 2014 | 7 | #542 |
| 2013 | 8 | #496 |
| 2011 | 6 | #613 |
| 2010 | 5 | #666 |
| 2009 | 4 | #742 |
| 2008 | 5 | #667 |
| 2007 | 4 | #704 |
| 2006 | 4 | #634 |
| 2004 | 5 | #511 |
| 1998 | 5 | #381 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | 4 | #471 |
| 1989 | 14 | #250 |
| 1988 | 10 | #304 |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Kylie mean?
Uncertain
English, first popular in Australia, from an uncertain source.
Say it right
KYlee
The story of Kylie
Kylie is a modern name, and nobody is sure where it came from. It first became popular in Australia. One common explanation links it to a word in Noongar, a language of Western Australia, for a curved throwing stick or boomerang. Others connect it with the Irish surname Kiely. It is often treated as a feminine partner for Kyle, but the two are probably not related.
The name spread well beyond Australia in the late 1980s, when the singer and actor Kylie Minogue became famous around the world.
Kylie first reached the CSO list in 1987, and its best rank came soon after, number 250 in 1989. It has never been common in Ireland, but it has held on, and its biggest year was 2021, with 15 baby girls. In Northern Ireland its best rank was 229, in 1998.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Kylie (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Kylie (name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Kylie | 9 | 190 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #229 (1998); 24 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.