Unisex name · since 1974
Kayse
447 babies named Kayse in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 447
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
447 girls have been named Kayse since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kayse has 447 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2022.
- #12,664 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 447 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayse ranks #12,664 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 447 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 447
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kayse's 447 recorded births place it above 82.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kayse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayse's full recorded timeline at 1996, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayse popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2022
- Peak year (1987)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kayse popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 2011 (Kayse as boys' name)
Kayse by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Kayse's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kayse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (36% of all-time use).
Kayse by state
Where Kayse concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 3.4% |
15 of 447 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayse's data
- Kayse's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kayses (15 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 Kayse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1974–2022 (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 Kayse 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.