US rank #10311 Boys' name Peak 2009 192 births

Kayd — #10311 US boys' name

192 babies named Kayd in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s702010s792020s33
#10311
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kayd was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kayd in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayd

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Kayd between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayd currently holds the #10311 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayd performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayd shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayd 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 192 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.

Kayd at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

192

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,311

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520112008200520001997 5

Kayd by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 41% of Kayd's all-time total
1990s102000s702010s792020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayd?
192 babies have been named Kayd since 1997. It currently ranks #10311 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Kayd most popular?
Kayd was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kayd been used?
Kayd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.