Entry № 3660 · Noongar origin

Kylie Kylie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KIE-lee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Noongar
Meaning
"Boomerang (Kylie Jenner, Kylie Cosmetics billionaire)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 175
First recorded
Modern (Noongar)

A name that means "boomerang (kylie jenner, kylie cosmetics billionaire)".

Kylie is from the Noongar Aboriginal word kayle ("boomerang") — the curved hunting weapon of southwest Western Australia. The name was popularized globally by Australian singer Kylie Minogue (born 1968) — whose 1988 cover of "The Loco-Motion" topped charts in 17 countries and whose 50+ #1 singles across multiple countries make her the highest-selling Australian artist of all time. Kylie Jenner (born 1997) — American businesswoman and media personality; founder of Kylie Cosmetics (2015) and Kylie Skin (2019); declared the youngest self-made billionaire by Forbes in 2019 (though Forbes later revised that designation). A top-100 US baby name from 2003 to 2018. Kylie Bunbury* (Big Sky*), Kylie Padilla (Filipino actress).

Subject of countless 1990s pop and 2010s beauty-industry retrospectives.

Boomerang. Kylie Minogue is Australia's #1 export; Kylie Jenner was Forbes's youngest self-made billionaire.

The name in its native script.

Kylie
Transliteration
Kylie
Pronunciation
/ ˈkaɪ.li /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kylie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 175 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 53 in 2002
Babies named Kylie · last year
1690 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1979
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #53 NOW · #175

Kylies before her.

Real people
Kylie Minogue
Australian singer.
born 1968
Kylie Jenner
American businesswoman.
born 1997
In fiction
Kylie
Fantastic Mr. Fox.
1970

Names connected to Kylie.

The number behind Kylie.

3

The Communicator

Kylie reduces to three — the number of boomerang.

Why families chose this name.

"Aussie boomerang. Five letters. Kylie."
Sarah · Mother of one · Melbourne