Kes
The Story of Kes
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kes as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Kes — #8,025 in the national rankings. About 64% of every Kes on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kes last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 33 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kes first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 5 births, good for #12,153 nationwide. Kes last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 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 Kes
Kes is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Kes's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #8,025. Use the chart and map above to compare Kes'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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