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Kay Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
3.77%
Male
96.23%
Female
Kay is predominantly a girls name, with 96.23% of Kays being girls, and 3.77% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 3857 males named Kay, and 98380 females given the name
Popularity of Kay by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Kay in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Kay: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Kay' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Kay in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Kay's average ranking is 1970.1, with it's highest ever rank being #. Kay has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 13 times.
Kay has been used in the United States ever since 1882, with over 102237 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Kay gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1936, when it's usage went up by 146.89%. During this year, 2407 babies were named Kay, which was 0.119% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.149%, in this year alone more than 4000 girls were named Kay.
Popular 'K' Names - Girls
| Name | 'K-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 1. | 152. | 4313 | 0.119% |
| Kaylee | 2. | 172. | 3814 | 0.105% |
| Kylie | 3. | 199. | 3396 | 0.094% |
| Kinsley | 4. | 205. | 3353 | 0.093% |
| Katherine | 5. | 216. | 3259 | 0.09% |
| Khloe | 6. | 283. | 2520 | 0.07% |
| Kayla | 7. | 291. | 2456 | 0.068% |
| Kimberly | 8. | 302. | 2321 | 0.064% |
| Kendall | 9. | 418. | 1694 | 0.047% |
| Kate | 10. | 489. | 1382 | 0.038% |
| Kinley | 11. | 537. | 1243 | 0.034% |
| Kali | 12. | 622. | 1078 | 0.03% |
| Kylee | 13. | 624. | 1073 | 0.03% |
| Keira | 14. | 645. | 1030 | 0.028% |
| Kaitlyn | 15. | 670. | 994 | 0.027% |
| Kenzie | 16. | 678. | 984 | 0.027% |
| Kamila | 17. | 687. | 974 | 0.027% |
| Kendra | 18. | 698. | 954 | 0.026% |
| Kayleigh | 19. | 699. | 951 | 0.026% |
| Katie | 20. | 735. | 885 | 0.024% |