Data through 2025

Kay name popularity in the United States

Kay ranked #3903 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 37 girls named Kay.

Rank#3903

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded37

SSA

Peak year1942

3,622 recorded

Five-year change-11.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Kay for boys and girls

Girls

37

78.7% in 2025 · data from 1885 to 2025

Boys

10

21.3% in 2025 · data from 1882 to 2025

Kay in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys10#7679
2025girls37#3903
2024boys14#6199
2024girls38#3892
2023boys13#6517
2023girls48#3329
2022boys10#7768
2022girls47#3365
2021boys9#8166
2021girls42#3614
2020boys10#7502
2020girls42#3546
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys10#7679
2025girls37#3903
2024boys14#6199
2024girls38#3892
2023boys13#6517
2023girls48#3329
2022boys10#7768
2022girls47#3365
2021boys9#8166
2021girls42#3614
2020boys10#7502
2020girls42#3546
2019boys7#9756
2019girls43#3552
2018boys6#10760
2018girls63#2711
2017boys8#8840
2017girls51#3145
2016boys5#12185
2016girls47#3379
2015boys8#8744
2015girls43#3595
2014boys6#10717
2014girls60#2843
2013girls51#3166
2012girls52#3169
2011girls47#3407
2010girls47#3409
2009girls41#3800
2008girls46#3529
2007girls66#2750
2006girls63#2778
2005boys5#11472
2005girls61#2731
2004boys7#8927
2004girls67#2503
2003boys6#9581
2003girls66#2465
2002girls79#2126
2001girls72#2236
2000girls74#2158
1999girls66#2258
1998boys5#9631
1998girls70#2083
1997girls74#1945
1996boys6#7971
1996girls67#2058
1995boys5#8868
1995girls82#1761
1994boys7#6968
1994girls88#1688
1993boys6#7638
1993girls100#1554
1992boys5#8435
1992girls104#1507
1991boys8#5942
1991girls104#1502
1990boys5#8117
1990girls114#1385
1989boys5#7905
1989girls117#1326
1988boys9#4786
1988girls141#1104
1987boys7#5459
1987girls118#1216
1986boys7#5332
1986girls129#1122
1985girls139#1060
1984boys6#5561
1984girls147#979
1983girls150#973
1982boys8#4593
1982girls151#981
1981boys8#4509
1981girls164#912
1980boys5#6250
1980girls153#966
1979boys8#4403
1979girls156#942
1978boys6#5059
1978girls155#913
1977boys7#4582
1977girls195#774
1976boys7#4418
1976girls191#755
1975girls206#717
1974boys9#3558
1974girls239#639
1973boys5#5101
1973girls272#581
1972boys6#4441
1972girls251#619
1971boys8#3658
1971girls376#503
1970boys8#3521
1970girls476#455
1969boys10#2861
1969girls498#432
1968boys10#2735
1968girls637#353
1967boys10#2611
1967girls711#327
1966boys9#2784
1966girls856#295
1965boys17#1918
1965girls1,021#270
1964boys18#1900
1964girls1,301#243
1963boys15#2115
1963girls1,608#212
1962boys20#1805
1962girls1,878#197
1961boys26#1570
1961girls1,955#192
1960boys29#1486
1960girls1,925#192
1959boys26#1559
1959girls2,004#182
1958boys25#1557
1958girls2,238#169
1957boys37#1278
1957girls2,355#163
1956boys27#1511
1956girls2,394#154
1955boys36#1255
1955girls2,327#157
1954boys36#1242
1954girls2,506#146
1953boys33#1304
1953girls2,462#146
1952boys35#1245
1952girls2,768#133
1951boys34#1261
1951girls2,963#120
1950boys32#1272
1950girls2,628#123
1949boys46#1029
1949girls2,751#119
1948boys42#1091
1948girls2,943#113
1947boys59#906
1947girls3,520#104
1946boys44#1031
1946girls3,358#101
1945boys51#884
1945girls3,058#91
1944boys69#745
1944girls3,170#88
1943boys98#643
1943girls3,494#81
1942boys96#652
1942girls3,622#75
1941boys96#613
1941girls3,538#70
1940boys124#521
1940girls3,200#77
1939boys123#511
1939girls3,260#76
1938boys120#532
1938girls3,114#81
1937boys129#506
1937girls3,010#79
1936boys137#482
1936girls2,408#98
1935boys150#464
1935girls1,648#134
1934boys159#447
1934girls1,430#143
1933boys135#483
1933girls864#200
1932boys124#521
1932girls658#238
1931boys124#518
1931girls558#259
1930boys105#584
1930girls351#358
1929boys80#689
1929girls218#447
1928boys84#690
1928girls223#462
1927boys102#619
1927girls267#419
1926boys77#726
1926girls224#457
1925boys67#809
1925girls248#439
1924boys77#759
1924girls302#395
1923boys85#701
1923girls285#396
1922boys63#863
1922girls281#390
1921boys60#901
1921girls304#383
1920boys65#835
1920girls313#370
1919boys40#1082
1919girls330#354
1918boys58#869
1918girls311#368
1917boys40#1033
1917girls283#376
1916boys46#939
1916girls272#380
1915boys31#1159
1915girls243#386
1914boys25#1153
1914girls215#361
1913boys20#1146
1913girls159#381
1912boys17#1137
1912girls143#384
1911boys9#1190
1911girls111#382
1910boys6#1421
1910girls106#381
1909girls83#401
1908boys6#1217
1908girls75#417
1907boys6#1200
1907girls53#489
1906boys5#1253
1906girls42#541
1905boys5#1233
1905girls49#485
1904girls39#529
1903boys5#1130
1903girls37#527
1902boys5#1137
1902girls26#648
1901girls22#684
1900boys7#1050
1900girls26#705
1899boys5#1051
1899girls23#644
1898girls14#920
1897boys5#1057
1897girls15#826
1896girls13#903
1895girls10#1053
1894boys6#954
1894girls14#812
1893girls16#739
1892girls7#1171
1891girls5#1332
1890girls5#1338
1889girls7#1025
1888boys6#917
1888girls6#1136
1887girls6#1036
1886girls6#993
1885girls6#921
1882boys5#943

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Kay’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-14.0%
Change since peak-99.0%