US rank #2884 Boys' name Peak 2008 2,340 births

Kayne — #2884 US boys' name

2,340 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.

1970s521980s881990s3192000s6762010s8562020s349
#2884
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kayne was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

119 babies were named Kayne in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,340 babies named Kayne between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayne currently holds the #2884 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayne performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 856 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 126 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kayne in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayne 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 2,340 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.

Kayne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,340

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2008

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,884

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
119
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219741970 6

Kayne popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1956 (Kayne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 196219611956 5

Kayne by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
856 births that decade — 37% of Kayne's all-time total
1970s521980s881990s3192000s6762010s8562020s349

Kayne by state

Where Kayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
126 5.4%
#2 California
101 4.3%
#3 Ohio
73 3.1%
#4 Florida
47 2.0%
#5 Indiana
44 1.9%
#6 Louisiana
31 1.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
30 1.3%
#8 Missouri
26 1.1%
Texas share of Kayne's total US births 5.4%
Even split

126 of 2,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kayne appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayne?
2,340 babies have been named Kayne since 1970. It currently ranks #2884 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 119 births.
When was Kayne most popular?
Kayne was most popular in the 2010s decade with 856 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kayne most popular?
The top states for the name Kayne are Texas (126 births), California (101 births), Ohio (73 births).
How long has the name Kayne been used?
Kayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayne?
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, 1970–2024 (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.