Recorded 1979–2023 Girls' name Peak 1983 463 births

Kaity — girls' name

463 babies named Kaity in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s1761990s1092000s912010s722020s10
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kaity was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

33 babies were named Kaity in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaity

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Kaity between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaity currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaity performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaity shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaity in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaity in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 463 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaity at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

463

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

1983

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kaity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1983)
33
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20232015200920031997199119851979 5

Kaity by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
176 births that decade — 38% of Kaity's all-time total
1970s51980s1761990s1092000s912010s722020s10

Kaity by state

Where Kaity concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaity
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
122 26.3%
#2 New Jersey
24 5.2%
New York share of Kaity's total US births 26.3%
Even split

122 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaity?
463 babies have been named Kaity since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1983 with 33 births.
When was Kaity most popular?
Kaity was most popular in the 1980s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Kaity most popular?
The top states for the name Kaity are New York (122 births), New Jersey (24 births).
How long has the name Kaity been used?
Kaity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kaity?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.