US rank #2067 Girls' name Peak 1990 9,921 births

Kaci — #2067 US girls' name

9,921 babies named Kaci in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s371970s6191980s23131990s27832000s21502010s14602020s559
#2067
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Kaci was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

362 babies were named Kaci in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaci

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,921 babies named Kaci between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaci currently holds the #2067 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 362 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaci performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,783 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kaci shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,442 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaci in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaci in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,921 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaci at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,921

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

1990

362 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,067

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaci popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
362
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420162008200019921984197619681965 5

Kaci popularity over time — boys

163 total births recorded since 1986 (Kaci as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 163 births
05101520 20242021201820152007199919941986 6

Kaci by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,783 births that decade — 28% of Kaci's all-time total
1960s371970s6191980s23131990s27832000s21502010s14602020s559

Kaci by state

Where Kaci concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaci
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,442 14.5%
#2 California
505 5.1%
#3 Louisiana
422 4.3%
#4 Georgia
402 4.1%
#5 Oklahoma
397 4.0%
#6 Ohio
375 3.8%
#7 Florida
333 3.4%
#8 Illinois
312 3.1%
Texas share of Kaci's total US births 14.5%
Even split

1,442 of 9,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Kaci appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaci?
9,921 babies have been named Kaci since 1965. It currently ranks #2067 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 362 births.
When was Kaci most popular?
Kaci was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,783 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kaci most popular?
The top states for the name Kaci are Texas (1,442 births), California (505 births), Louisiana (422 births).
How long has the name Kaci been used?
Kaci has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaci?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kacie, Kacey, Kacy, Kacee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.