Kayman
The Story of Kayman
As a girl name
American parents first put Kayman on the record books as a girl name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 10 Kaymans were born — ranking #10,610 that year. About 76% of every Kayman on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kayman last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kayman on the record books as a boy name in 1994, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 10 Kaymans were born — ranking #5,840 that year. About 33% of every Kayman on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kayman last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 183 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kayman
Kayman is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 183 births in the dataset. Kayman's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #5,840. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayman'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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