Kaye
#6,325 for girls in 2025, 18 births · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,993
Given to girls 96.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1943 · 475 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,204since 1901
Kaye over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kaye has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,325 | 18 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | — | |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | — | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | — | |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | — | |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | — | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | — | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | — | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | — | |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,077 | 16 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | — | |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,151 | 22 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,125 | 26 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,059 | 25 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,489 | 43 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,973 | 31 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,084 | 29 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,272 | 42 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 45 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,195 | 46 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,671 | 33 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,210 | 38 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,169 | 39 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,732 | 51 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,565 | 59 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,405 | 75 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,238 | 90 | — | |
| 1969 | #932 | 130 | — | |
| 1968 | #950 | 119 | — | |
| 1967 | #876 | 135 | — | |
| 1966 | #929 | 118 | — | |
| 1965 | #759 | 170 | — | |
| 1964 | #703 | 217 | — | |
| 1963 | #660 | 235 | — | |
| 1962 | #599 | 278 | — | |
| 1961 | #561 | 315 | — | |
| 1960 | #578 | 291 | — | |
| 1959 | #613 | 262 | — | |
| 1958 | #529 | 332 | — | |
| 1957 | #515 | 342 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #500 | 350 | — | |
| 1955 | #487 | 347 | — | |
| 1954 | #447 | 388 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #455 | 361 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #444 | 374 | — | |
| 1951 | #406 | 417 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #418 | 364 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #406 | 387 | — | |
| 1948 | #384 | 428 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #344 | 538 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #342 | 479 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #323 | 443 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #323 | 443 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #322 | 475 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #351 | 397 | — | |
| 1941 | #335 | 389 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #340 | 355 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #362 | 323 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #411 | 267 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #416 | 241 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #467 | 189 | #1,243 | 28 |
| 1935 | #597 | 119 | #1,148 | 33 |
| 1934 | #671 | 99 | #970 | 43 |
| 1933 | #820 | 66 | #1,094 | 36 |
| 1932 | #953 | 55 | #802 | 63 |
| 1931 | #995 | 49 | #939 | 48 |
| 1930 | #1,289 | 34 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #1,637 | 25 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #1,220 | 40 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,508 | 30 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #1,374 | 34 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #1,325 | 34 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,923 | 18 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
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| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1901
The first year at least five girls were named Kaye! It came in at #1,466, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Kaye is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#85 · 1 in 334
- South Dakota#119 · 1 in 588
- Iowa#187 · 1 in 1,509
- Minnesota#190 · 1 in 1,587
- Nebraska#196 · 1 in 1,410
Best ever in a state: #52 in Utah, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #85 | 18 | 1 in 334 |
| South Dakota | #119 | 8 | 1 in 588 |
| Iowa | #187 | 14 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Minnesota | #190 | 16 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Nebraska | #196 | 7 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Michigan | #203 | 31 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Wisconsin | #214 | 13 | 1 in 2,173 |
| Oregon | #217 | 6 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Ohio | #220 | 35 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Oklahoma | #268 | 11 | 1 in 1,854 |
| North Carolina | #282 | 18 | 1 in 2,329 |
| Kansas | #288 | 6 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Kentucky | #290 | 13 | 1 in 2,256 |
| Illinois | #305 | 23 | 1 in 3,066 |
| Washington | #307 | 6 | 1 in 2,708 |
| Arkansas | #309 | 9 | 1 in 2,263 |
| Indiana | #309 | 9 | 1 in 3,551 |
| Pennsylvania | #336 | 21 | 1 in 4,289 |
| Florida | #340 | 7 | 1 in 2,541 |
| South Carolina | #340 | 8 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Missouri | #341 | 9 | 1 in 3,595 |
| Alabama | #347 | 10 | 1 in 3,308 |
| California | #357 | 22 | 1 in 3,137 |
| West Virginia | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,112 |
| Virginia | #376 | 7 | 1 in 4,171 |
| Mississippi | #422 | 6 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Georgia | #464 | 6 | 1 in 5,863 |
| Tennessee | #475 | 5 | 1 in 6,266 |
| Texas | #479 | 16 | 1 in 4,187 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kaye
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 2,621 spots since 2024 (#8,946 → #6,325)
- 3,221 spots since 2020 (#9,546 → #6,325)
- 941 spots since 2015 (#7,266 → #6,325)
- Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1931 (#1,289 → #995)
- Biggest drop: 306 spots in 1970 (#932 → #1,238)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1943 at #322 (475 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 39 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1931–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,937
- Highest: 1 in 2,937 girls born in 1943 were named Kaye (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 89,293 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 32.8% of all girls named Kaye (4,334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #1,466 (1901) | #1,672 |
| 1910s | 181 | #1,178 (1912) | #1,703 |
| 1920s | 293 | #1,220 (1926) | #1,553 |
| 1930s | 1,442 | #362 (1939) | #698 |
| 1940s | 4,334 | #322 (1943) | #347 |
| 1950s | 3,537 | #406 (1951) | #481 |
| 1960s | 2,008 | #561 (1961) | #755 |
| 1970s | 495 | #1,238 (1970) | #2,000 |
| 1980s | 374 | #2,014 (1980) | #2,696 |
| 1990s | 209 | #3,523 (1990) | #5,034 |
| 2000s | 138 | #5,151 (2000) | #8,470 |
| 2010s | 101 | #7,266 (2015) | #10,595 |
| 2020s | 74 | #6,325 (2025) | #8,720 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kaye in 1942
girls
#351
397 births · 1 in 3,402 girls
Top girls' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 3,402 of them was named Kaye, which outranked 93.5% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Kaye
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.