Girls' name · since 1965
Kaci
Kaci has 10,009 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,009
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaci is the #2123 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,009 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaci has been recorded 10,009 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #2123 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #1,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,123 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,009 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaci ranks #1,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,123 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,009 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,009
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaci's 10,009 recorded births place it above 97.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaci compares
10,009 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaci's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,009 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 362 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaci splits its recorded history at 1995: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 362 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaci popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 362
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Kaci popularity over time - boys
174 total births recorded since 1986 (Kaci as boys' name)
Kaci by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,783 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Kaci's strongest decade.
2,783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kaci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 619
1970s
619 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,313 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,783 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,150 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,460 births
- 2020s 647
2020s
647 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,783 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kaci compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaci's total volume
Kaci by state
Where Kaci concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,453 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 505 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 422 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 407 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 397 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 380 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 338 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 312 | 3.1% |
1,453 of 10,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Kaci appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaci's data
- Kaci's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,783 total births); usage has since declined to 647 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kacis (1,453 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaci draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.