Lyle Forename
12,184th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 81,418 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada
Lyle Forename Definition:
A English name, meaning: Dialectical contraction of little. (Teutonic) An island.
Lyle Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 63,174 | 1:5,739 | 775 |
| Canada | 100% | 11,827 | 1:2,802 | 533 |
| South Africa | 97% | 2,068 | 1:26,370 | 3,324 |
| Philippines | 77% | 1,359 | 1:78,006 | 4,795 |
| Australia | - | 908 | 1:15,041 | 1,182 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| England | 97% | 367 | 1:151,507 | 4,940 |
| New Zealand | - | 252 | 1:18,000 | 1,486 |
| Scotland | 100% | 144 | 1:37,155 | 1,333 |
| Jamaica | - | 78 | 1:36,964 | 2,343 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 78 | 1:394,698 | 7,244 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 56 | 1:24,311 | 2,719 |
| China | - | 55 | 1:24,837,378 | 60,674 |
| Thailand | 100% | 49 | 1:1,429,915 | 45,761 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 43 | 1:242,588 | 9,234 |
| Brazil | 100% | 41 | 1:5,225,272 | 80,548 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 40 | 1:46,079 | 1,191 |
| Ecuador | - | 27 | 1:656,553 | 6,193 |
| India | 54% | 27 | 1:44,995,480 | 799,701 |
| Germany | 80% | 24 | 1:4,028,245 | 17,729 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Guam | - | 21 | 1:7,650 | 1,166 |
| Japan | - | 17 | 1:7,528,592 | 31,633 |
| Peru | 69% | 16 | 1:1,986,966 | 20,449 |
| Ireland | 90% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Belize | 100% | 15 | 1:23,621 | 2,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73% | 15 | 1:543,488 | 40,661 |
| Bermuda | - | 11 | 1:5,893 | 898 |
| Cameroon | - | 11 | 1:1,964,591 | 42,624 |
| Grenada | 100% | 11 | 1:9,830 | 1,266 |
| Malaysia | 55% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Mexico | 67% | 10 | 1:12,414,443 | 34,902 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Wales | 86% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 10 | 1:1,542,382 | 46,134 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Poland | - | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Singapore | 100% | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 8 | 1:3,906 | 755 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Indonesia | - | 7 | 1:36,851,953 | 740,105 |
| Marshall Islands | 83% | 7 | 1:7,319 | 1,092 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Chile | 50% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Croatia | 100% | 5 | 1:843,415 | 7,845 |
| Russia | 100% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Saint Lucia | 80% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Czechia | 50% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Italy | 88% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 2 | 1:17,354 | 1,059 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
The alternate forms: Lylé (1) are calculated separately.
Lyle (24,694) may also be a surname.
Lyle Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A English name, meaning: Dialectical contraction of little. (Teutonic) An island.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Lyle Forename Popularity
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Sample size: 16 (1901)
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