Kaye

Girl name

Kaye has been given to 13,707 babies in the U.S. since 1901. It peaked in 1947.

Meaning & origin /ˈkeɪ/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

13,707

Peak year

1947 (547 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1901

10-year trend

▲ +13%

Gender split

96% girls / 4% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kaye.

13,462 babies since 1888

13,282 babies since 1914

14,170 babies since 1901

13,112 babies since 1898

12,252 babies since 1924

15,395 babies since 1913

15,465 babies since 1881

11,716 babies since 1880

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