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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Kaye has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1943
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#81 · 1 in 314
- Idaho#94 · 1 in 377
- North Dakota#122 · 1 in 579
- Montana#138 · 1 in 609
- South Dakota#151 · 1 in 831
Best ever in a state: #52 in Utah, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #81 | 22 | 1 in 314 |
| Idaho | #94 | 12 | 1 in 377 |
| North Dakota | #122 | 9 | 1 in 579 |
| Montana | #138 | 7 | 1 in 609 |
| South Dakota | #151 | 6 | 1 in 831 |
| Michigan | #183 | 38 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 20 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Wisconsin | #192 | 16 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Iowa | #194 | 13 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Kansas | #199 | 10 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Ohio | #216 | 34 | 1 in 1,910 |
| Washington | #226 | 11 | 1 in 1,687 |
| North Carolina | #227 | 29 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Minnesota | #247 | 11 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Indiana | #249 | 14 | 1 in 2,324 |
| Virginia | #269 | 14 | 1 in 2,166 |
| South Carolina | #281 | 12 | 1 in 2,078 |
| Mississippi | #289 | 13 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Maryland | #308 | 6 | 1 in 3,143 |
| Missouri | #319 | 10 | 1 in 3,290 |
| Tennessee | #338 | 10 | 1 in 3,210 |
| Kentucky | #341 | 9 | 1 in 3,218 |
| Illinois | #348 | 18 | 1 in 3,894 |
| Arkansas | #360 | 7 | 1 in 2,969 |
| Texas | #360 | 29 | 1 in 2,563 |
| Pennsylvania | #387 | 16 | 1 in 5,635 |
| Georgia | #390 | 9 | 1 in 4,060 |
| Alabama | #398 | 8 | 1 in 4,250 |
| California | #399 | 19 | 1 in 4,104 |
| New York | #590 | 10 | 1 in 11,446 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1943 at #322 (475 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1931–1969
- 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%)
- 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 1943
Top girls' names in 1943
Top boys' names in 1943
More about 1943
girls
1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 2,937 of them was named Kaye, which outranked 94.0% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 142,730 of them was named Kaye, which outranked 40.5% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,277Weaver11
- #2,277Webb11
- #2,277Williom11
- #2,405Kaye10
- #2,405Adrain10
- #2,405Alberta10
- #2,405Alphonza10
- #2,563Adron9
- #2,563Alger9
- #2,563Amadeo9
Tied with 157 names at #2,405; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.