Kay

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Kay is a given name of English, Scottish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (4% of births). There have been 102,497 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 98,583 as girls and 3,914 as boys. Kay gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1942 and has since declined significantly. It is the #679 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 52
2023 61
2022 57
2021 51
2020 52
2019 50
2018 69
2017 59
2016 52
2015 51
2014 66
2013 51
2012 52
2011 47
2010 47
2009 41
2008 46
2007 66
2006 63
2005 66
2004 74
2003 72
2002 79
2001 72
2000 74
1999 66
1998 75
1997 74
1996 73
1995 87
1994 95
1993 106
1992 109
1991 112
1990 119
1989 122
1988 150
1987 125
1986 136
1985 139
1984 153
1983 150
1982 159
1981 172
1980 158
1979 164
1978 161
1977 202
1976 198
1975 206
1974 248
1973 277
1972 257
1971 385
1970 484
1969 508
1968 646
1967 721
1966 865
1965 1,038
1964 1,319
1963 1,622
1962 1,898
1961 1,981
1960 1,954
1959 2,030
1958 2,263
1957 2,392
1956 2,421
1955 2,363
1954 2,542
1953 2,495
1952 2,803
1951 2,997
1950 2,660
1949 2,797
1948 2,985
1947 3,579
1946 3,402
1945 3,109
1944 3,239
1943 3,591
1942 3,719
1941 3,634
1940 3,324
1939 3,383
1938 3,234
1937 3,139
1936 2,545
1935 1,798
1934 1,589
1933 999
1932 782
1931 682
1930 456
1929 298
1928 307
1927 369
1926 301
1925 315
1924 379
1923 370
1922 344
1921 364
1920 378
1919 370
1918 369
1917 323
1916 318
1915 274
1914 240
1913 179
1912 160
1911 120
1910 112
1909 83
1908 81
1907 59
1906 47
1905 54
1904 39
1903 42
1902 31
1901 22
1900 33
1899 28
1898 14
1897 20
1896 13
1895 10
1894 20
1893 16
1892 7
1891 5
1890 5
1889 7
1888 12
1887 6
1886 6
1885 6
1882 5