Unisex name · since 1955
Kaycee
Kaycee has 8,654 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,305 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,654
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
8,654 babies have been named Kaycee since 1955, making it today's #1305 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaycee recorded 8,654 times among girls since 1955, holding rank #1305 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #1,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,305 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,654 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaycee ranks #1,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,305 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,654 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,305 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,654
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaycee's 8,654 recorded births place it above 97.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaycee compares
8,654 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 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
Kaycee's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaycee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,654 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaycee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaycee's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 263, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaycee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kaycee popularity over time - boys
530 total births recorded since 1979 (Kaycee as boys' name)
Kaycee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,307 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Kaycee's strongest decade.
2,307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kaycee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 316
1970s
316 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,216 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,307 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,907 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,844 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,000 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,307 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kaycee 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 Kaycee's total volume
Kaycee by state
Where Kaycee concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 874 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 869 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 359 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Utah | | 295 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 236 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 229 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 205 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 196 | 2.3% |
874 of 8,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kaycee appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaycee's data
- Kaycee's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (2,307 total births) through the 2020s (1,000) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaycees (874 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kaycee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Kaycee 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.