NameTides

Kay

Kay was the #3,903 girls' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Kay as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Kay as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Kay as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#3,903 (37)#5,927 (3)————
2024#3,892 (38)———#2,445 (8)—
2023#3,329 (48)—————
2022#3,365 (47)#3,971 (5)——#2,835 (6)—
2021#3,614 (42)———#2,893 (6)—
2020#3,546 (42)———#2,591 (7)—
2019#3,552 (43)———#2,872 (6)—
2018#2,711 (63)#5,666 (3)————
2017#3,145 (51)#2,706 (9)——#2,179 (9)—
2016#3,379 (47)#4,763 (4)————
2015#3,595 (43)#2,945 (8)—#896 (3)#2,891 (6)—
2014#2,843 (60)#3,160 (7)——#2,374 (8)—
2013#3,166 (51)#4,050 (5)——#2,595 (7)—
2012#3,169 (52)#2,338 (11)————
2011#3,407 (47)#2,636 (9)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1939 at #76.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.
  • In 2025, 79% of US babies named Kay were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kay is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 44,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 56,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kay by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kay (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KayCanadaGirls—too few
KayEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KayEngland & WalesBoys—too few
KayIrelandGirls—too few
KayNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KayNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KayNSWGirls—too few
KayScotlandGirls—too few
KayUSGirls#3,90337
KayUSBoys#7,67910