Boy · Old French
Lyle
Say it: LYLE
Meaning
From the Norman surname de l'Isle 'of the island', from Old French isle.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Scottish and northern English surname that became an American given name in the late 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 59,117 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1922, about 1 in 1,000 boys
- 204 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lyall
Famous bearers
- Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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