Kay

Given to 102,545 US babies since 1882

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#3903

recorded as girls

11 since 2024

#7679

recorded as boys

1,480 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 37 · boys 10

Peak year

1939

3,260 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

102,545

since 1882

Born a Kay? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kay was most popular in 1939, when 3,260 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Kay, ranking #3903 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	37	3903	10	7679
2024	38	3892	14	6199
2023	48	3329	13	6517
2022	47	3365	10	7768
2021	42	3614	9	8166
2020	42	3546	10	7502
2019	43	3552	7	9756
2018	63	2711	6	10760
2017	51	3145	8	8840
2016	47	3379	5	12185
2015	43	3595	8	8744
2014	60	2843	6	10717
2013	51	3166	<5	—
2012	52	3169	<5	—
2011	47	3407	<5	—
2010	47	3409	<5	—
2009	41	3800	<5	—
2008	46	3529	<5	—
2007	66	2750	<5	—
2006	63	2778	<5	—
2005	61	2731	5	11472
2004	67	2503	7	8927
2003	66	2465	6	9581
2002	79	2126	<5	—
2001	72	2236	<5	—
2000	74	2158	<5	—
1999	66	2258	<5	—
1998	70	2083	5	9631
1997	74	1945	<5	—
1996	67	2058	6	7971
1995	82	1761	5	8868
1994	88	1688	7	6968
1993	100	1554	6	7638
1992	104	1507	5	8435
1991	104	1502	8	5942
1990	114	1385	5	8117
1989	117	1326	5	7905
1988	141	1104	9	4786
1987	118	1216	7	5459
1986	129	1122	7	5332
1985	139	1060	<5	—
1984	147	979	6	5561
1983	150	973	<5	—
1982	151	981	8	4593
1981	164	912	8	4509
1980	153	966	5	6250
1979	156	942	8	4403
1978	155	913	6	5059
1977	195	774	7	4582
1976	191	755	7	4418
1975	206	717	<5	—
1974	239	639	9	3558
1973	272	581	5	5101
1972	251	619	6	4441
1971	376	503	8	3658
1970	476	455	8	3521
1969	498	432	10	2861
1968	637	353	10	2735
1967	711	327	10	2611
1966	856	295	9	2784
1965	1,021	270	17	1918
1964	1,301	243	18	1900
1963	1,608	212	15	2115
1962	1,878	197	20	1805
1961	1,955	192	26	1570
1960	1,925	192	29	1486
1959	2,004	182	26	1559
1958	2,238	169	25	1557
1957	2,355	163	37	1278
1956	2,394	154	27	1511
1955	2,327	157	36	1255
1954	2,506	146	36	1242
1953	2,462	146	33	1304
1952	2,768	133	35	1245
1951	2,963	120	34	1261
1950	2,628	123	32	1272
1949	2,751	119	46	1029
1948	2,943	113	42	1091
1947	3,520	104	59	906
1946	3,358	101	44	1031
1945	3,058	91	51	884
1944	3,170	88	69	745
1943	3,494	81	98	643
1942	3,622	75	96	652
1941	3,538	70	96	613
1940	3,200	77	124	521
1939	3,260	76	123	511
1938	3,114	81	120	532
1937	3,010	79	129	506
1936	2,408	98	137	482
1935	1,648	134	150	464
1934	1,430	143	159	447
1933	864	200	135	483
1932	658	238	124	521
1931	558	259	124	518
1930	351	358	105	584
1929	218	447	80	689
1928	223	462	84	690
1927	267	419	102	619
1926	224	457	77	726
1925	248	439	67	809
1924	302	395	77	759
1923	285	396	85	701
1922	281	390	63	863
1921	304	383	60	901
1920	313	370	65	835
1919	330	354	40	1082
1918	311	368	58	869
1917	283	376	40	1033
1916	272	380	46	939
1915	243	386	31	1159
1914	215	361	25	1153
1913	159	381	20	1146
1912	143	384	17	1137
1911	111	382	9	1190
1910	106	381	6	1421
1909	83	401	<5	—
1908	75	417	6	1217
1907	53	489	6	1200
1906	42	541	5	1253
1905	49	485	5	1233
1904	39	529	<5	—
1903	37	527	5	1130
1902	26	648	5	1137
1901	22	684	<5	—
1900	26	705	7	1050
1899	23	644	5	1051
1898	14	920	<5	—
1897	15	826	5	1057
1896	13	903	<5	—
1895	10	1053	<5	—
1894	14	812	6	954
1893	16	739	<5	—
1892	7	1171	<5	—
1891	5	1332	<5	—
1890	5	1338	<5	—
1889	7	1025	<5	—
1888	6	1136	6	917
1887	6	1036	<5	—
1886	6	993	<5	—
1885	6	921	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943