Boys' name · since 1970
Kayne
2,390 babies named Kayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,957 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,390
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,390 babies have been named Kayne since 1970, making it today's #2656 boys' name.
Kayne has 2,390 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2656 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,957 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,656 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,390 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayne ranks #2,957 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,656 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,390 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,957 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,390
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayne's 2,390 recorded births place it above 93.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kayne compares
2,390 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kayne's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,390 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayne's full recorded timeline at 1999, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kayne popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1956 (Kayne as girls' name)
Kayne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (856 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Kayne's strongest decade.
856 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 319
1990s
319 births
- 2000s
2000s
676 births
- 2010s
2010s
856 births
- 2020s
2020s
399 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 856 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kayne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kayne's total volume
Kayne by state
Where Kayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 132 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 101 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 73 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 47 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 44 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 26 | 1.1% |
132 of 2,390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kayne appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayne's data
- Kayne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (856 total births) through the 2020s (399) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaynes (132 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 Kayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kayne 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.