—2024 rank
1922peak year
57,052babies named Lyle since 1880
▼ 7%5-year trend
Lyle popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Lyle mean?
From Old French l'isle meaning 'the island', from Latin insula. A Norman surname turned given name, popular in early twentieth-century America.
OriginFrench
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Lyle
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Famous Lyles
- Lyle Lovett, singer
Spellings & variants
LylLisle
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