Kayce
Kayce is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kayce
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kayce is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kayce
As a girl name
Kayce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1955, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 119 Kayces were born — ranking #1,208 that year. As of 2026, Kayce ranks #2,041 for girls with 96 births, rising sharply (+144% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Kayces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kayce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 936 Kayces were born — ranking #359 that year. As of 2026, Kayce ranks #359 for boys with 936 births, rising sharply (+874% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Kayces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kayce
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kayce. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kayce
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About the name Kayce
Kayce is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kayce's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #359. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayce's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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