Is Kaye a boy or girl name?
Kaye is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Kaye, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.3% of the 13,688 US babies named Kaye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,208
- Babies named Kaye since 1901
- 13,688
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 547 babies
Boys and girls named Kaye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1920s | 62 | 293 | 82.5% |
| 1930s | 328 | 1,442 | 81.5% |
| 1940s | 80 | 4,334 | 98.2% |
| 1950s | 33 | 3,537 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,008 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 495 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 374 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,208 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,785 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,455 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,258 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,903 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,364 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,182 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,196 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,316 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,438 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,539 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,618 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,835 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,185 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,828 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,460 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,741 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,148 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,990 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,104 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,241 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,784 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,870 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,971 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,230 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,029 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,890 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,177 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,919 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,562 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,129 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,632 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,375 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,126 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,567 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,436 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,508 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,214 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,013 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,122 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,186 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,289 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,232 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,214 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,028 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,695 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,287 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,635 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,226 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,182 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,153 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,743 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,572 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,409 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,243 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 130 | #934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 119 | #950 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 135 | #877 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 118 | #934 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 170 | #760 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 217 | #705 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 235 | #660 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 278 | #599 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 315 | #561 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 291 | #579 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 262 | #613 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 332 | #531 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,273 | 342 | #517 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 350 | #500 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 347 | #487 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,102 | 388 | #447 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,040 | 361 | #455 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 374 | #444 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,772 | 417 | #406 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,510 | 364 | #419 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 387 | #407 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,939 | 428 | #384 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,772 | 538 | #344 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,340 | 479 | #342 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,066 | 443 | #324 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,388 | 443 | #323 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,478 | 475 | #322 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 397 | #351 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,773 | 389 | #335 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,851 | 355 | #341 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,681 | 323 | #363 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,781 | 267 | #411 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,875 | 241 | #416 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,259 | 189 | #468 |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,153 | 119 | #599 |
| 1934 | 43 | #979 | 99 | #673 |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,098 | 66 | #824 |
| 1932 | 63 | #806 | 55 | #961 |
| 1931 | 48 | #950 | 49 | #1,005 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,355 | 34 | #1,306 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,263 | 15 | #2,250 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,236 | 25 | #1,653 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,469 | 25 | #1,701 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,960 | 40 | #1,233 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,579 | 35 | #1,358 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,629 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,315 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,717 | 30 | #1,522 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,387 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,656 | 25 | #1,681 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,338 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,780 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,960 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,423 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,002 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,782 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,434 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,196 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,333 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,285 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,086 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,691 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,570 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaye reached #806 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #322 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaye
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.