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Worldwide, Lyle (Lyle
, ライル
, 萊爾
) is a common male forename. The given name Lyle is habitual in Canada, where it is quite a common male name, the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Bahamas. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Canada, and South Africa. Very seldom, Lyle is the last name as well as the forename.
Lyle is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lyle Tiberius Rourke , the antagonist in Disney's Atlantis, Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Lyle Bennet , the fictional character in the television series Heroes; Lyle , the Animal Crossing character, Animal Crossing: New Leaf; Lyle Windsor , the character from 1998 film 'You Lucky Dog' and Lyle Straight , the character from The Straight Story, among other works.