Total births
12,782
Girls' name · since 1966
Kacie
12,782 babies named Kacie in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1773
- among girls today
- 12,782
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 90%
- more common than other girls
12,782 babies have been named Kacie since 1966, making it today's #1773 girls' name.
Kacie has 12,782 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1773 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1773 among girls today
- 12,782 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
- 90% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kacie is currently the #1773 girls' name in America, more common than 90% of girls - 12,782 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1773
- among girls today
- 12,782
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 90%
- more common than other girls
Kacie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1773
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 90% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Kacie was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
512 babies were named Kacie in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
How Kacie compares
12,782 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,726 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
Kacie's all-time total is 33x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kacie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,782 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 512 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kacie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kacie splits its recorded history at 1996: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 512 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kacie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1998
Current rank
#1,773
Active since
1966
Kacie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 512
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Kacie popularity over time - boys
57 total births recorded since 1983 (Kacie as boys' name)
Kacie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kacie's strongest decade.
4,308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kacie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 468
1970s
468 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,602 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,308 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,537 births
- 2010s 1,251
2010s
1,251 births
- 2020s 592
2020s
592 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,308 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kacie 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 Kacie's total volume
Kacie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kacie by state
Where Kacie concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,221 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,114 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 582 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 538 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 433 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 427 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 400 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 382 | 3.0% |
Texas share of Kacie's total US births 9.6%
Even split
1,221 of 12,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Kacie appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kacie? ▼
12,782 babies have been named Kacie since 1966. It currently ranks #1773 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 512 births.
When was Kacie most popular? ▼
Kacie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,308 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Kacie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Kacie are Texas (1,221 births), California (1,114 births), Pennsylvania (582 births).
How long has the name Kacie been used? ▼
Records for Kacie go back to 1966, giving 60 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kacie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kacey, Kaci, Kacy, Kacee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kacie's data
- Kacie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,308 total births); usage has since declined to 592 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kacies (1,221 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kacie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kacie
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Kacee Girl
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Kachina Girl
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kacie
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4,496 births · Peak 2002
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Cori #1771
12,198 births · Peak 1977
Janiya #1775
11,103 births · Peak 2008
Klover #1770
742 births · Peak 2025
Leen #1776
1,765 births · Peak 2024
Nariyah #1769
2,127 births · Peak 2010
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2,870 births · Peak 2011
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kacie: #1773 Girls' Name - 12,782 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kacie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kacie 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 June 2026.