Girls' name · since 1979
Kaity
Kaity has 463 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kaity is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 463 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaity has been recorded 463 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- #12,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaity ranks #12,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kaity's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kaity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaity's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (1983)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kaity by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (176 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Kaity's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kaity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 176 births (38% of all-time use).
Kaity by state
Where Kaity concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 122 | 26.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 24 | 5.2% |
122 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaity's data
- Kaity's decade-level peak was the 1980s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kaitys (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kaity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1979–2023 (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 Kaity 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.