Kylie is usually explained in two ways: as an Australian name from a Noongar Aboriginal word for "boomerang", or as a feminine form of the Scottish Kyle, "narrow strait". Singer Kylie Minogue carried it around the world in the 1980s, and Kylie Jenner gave it a second wind for a new generation. Kylie rose from number 104 in 2000 to a peak of number 49 in 2004, was still in the top 100 in 2015 and ranks number 204 in 2025.