Kaye
Kaye is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Kaye Abad, Filipino-American actress Kaye Adams (presenter), British television presenter Kaye Ballard, American actress who has appeared on Broadway and on television Kaye Bell, American jockey Kaye Coppoolse, Dutch footballer Kaye Dacus, American author Kaye Darveniza, Australian politician Kaye Don, Irish speedboat racer Kaye…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaye is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Kaye Abad, Filipino-American actress Kaye Adams (presenter), British television presenter Kaye Ballard, American actress who has appeared on Broadway and on television Kaye Bell, American jockey Kaye Coppoolse, Dutch footballer Kaye Dacus, American author Kaye Darveniza, Australian politician Kaye Don, Irish speedboat racer Kaye…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaye
The earliest SSA record of Kaye as a baby girl name dates back to 1901, when 6 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 538 newborns named Kaye — #344 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Kayes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,781 among baby girl names with 10 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 13K Kayes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaye
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Names that sound like Kaye
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About the name Kaye
Kaye is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Kaye's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #322. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaye'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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