US rank #5045 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,636 births

Kayci — #5045 US girls' name

1,636 babies named Kayci in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s3141990s4712000s3622010s3022020s142
#5045
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kayci was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

77 babies were named Kayci in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayci

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,636 babies named Kayci between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayci currently holds the #5045 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayci performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 471 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kayci shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 120 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Kayci in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayci 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 1,636 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.

Kayci at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,636

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1990

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,045

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayci popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
77
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Kayci popularity over time — boys

14 total births recorded since 2020 (Kayci as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
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Kayci by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
471 births that decade — 29% of Kayci's all-time total
1970s451980s3141990s4712000s3622010s3022020s142

Kayci by state

Where Kayci concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kayci
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
120 7.3%
#2 California
53 3.2%
#3 Oklahoma
16 1.0%
#4 Pennsylvania
14 0.9%
#5 Indiana
11 0.7%
#6 Arizona
7 0.4%
#7 Louisiana
6 0.4%
#8 Florida
5 0.3%
Texas share of Kayci's total US births 7.3%
Even split

120 of 1,636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Kayci appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayci?
1,636 babies have been named Kayci since 1974. It currently ranks #5045 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 77 births.
When was Kayci most popular?
Kayci was most popular in the 1990s decade with 471 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kayci most popular?
The top states for the name Kayci are Texas (120 births), California (53 births), Oklahoma (16 births).
How long has the name Kayci been used?
Kayci has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayci?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.