Kayse
The Story of Kayse
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kayse as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 32 newborns named Kayse — #2,972 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Kayse on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Kayse last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 447 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kayse first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 9 births, good for #8,152 nationwide. About 59% of every Kayse on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kayse last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kayse
Kayse is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 447 births in the dataset. Kayse's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #2,972. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayse'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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