Girls' name · since 1923
Kae
Kae has 753 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 753
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 753 recorded since 1923.
Kae has 753 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2024.
- #9,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 753 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kae ranks #9,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 753 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 753
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kae's 753 recorded births place it above 87.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Kae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kae's full recorded timeline at 1959, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2024
- Peak year (1953)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Kae by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (203 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Kae's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
195 births
- 1950s
1950s
203 births
- 1960s
1960s
116 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 203 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kae 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 Kae's total volume
Kae by state
Where Kae concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 753 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kae's data
- Kae's decade-level peak was the 1950s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Kaes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Kae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1923–2024 (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 Kae 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.