Recorded 1974–2022 Unisex name Peak 1987 447 births

Kayse — unisex name

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.

1970s371980s1591990s1312000s562010s572020s7
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kayse was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

32 babies were named Kayse in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayse

The Social Security Administration has registered 447 babies named Kayse between 1974 and 2022, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Kayse is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 69 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayse performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kayse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayse in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayse 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 447 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.

Kayse at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

447

Since 1974

49 years of records

Peak year

1987

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1974

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kayse popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1974

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1987)
32
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 20222014200419981992198619801974 5

Kayse popularity over time — boys

69 total births recorded since 2011 (Kayse as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 69 births
45678910 2024202320222021201920182016201520132011 6

Kayse by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
159 births that decade — 36% of Kayse's all-time total
1970s371980s1591990s1312000s562010s572020s7

Kayse by state

Where Kayse concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 3.4%
Texas share of Kayse's total US births 3.4%

15 of 447 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayse?
447 babies have been named Kayse since 1974. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1987 with 32 births.
When was Kayse most popular?
Kayse was most popular in the 1980s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Kayse most popular?
The top states for the name Kayse are Texas (15 births).
Is Kayse a unisex name?
Yes, Kayse is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 447 births, and as a boy's name it has 69 births.
How long has the name Kayse been used?
Kayse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 49 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kayse?
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.

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, 1974–2022 (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.