Girls' name · since 2009
Kait
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Kait, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 2009
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kait sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Kait recorded 18 times among girls since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2020.
- #47,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 2009
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kait ranks #47,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2009, peaking in the 2000s.
- #47,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 2009
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kait's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kait's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kait's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kait popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kait by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kait's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kait births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Kait's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kait: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 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, 2009–2020 (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 Kait 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.