Girls' name · since 1972

Kaysie

Kaysie has 1,267 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,395 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,002 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,267
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade

Kaysie currently ranks #9002 among girls' names in America, with 1,267 babies recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysie has been recorded 1,267 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #9002 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.

  • #6,395 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,002 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,267 born since 1972
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysie ranks #6,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,002 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,267 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.

#6,395 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,002 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,267
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%47.9%
Kaysie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaysie's 1,267 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Kaysie compares

1,267 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Kaysie's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaysie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,267 376 567,345
Peak-year births 56 21 19,840

Kaysie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kaysie's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kaysie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
56
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
0204060 197219791986199320002007201420212025 11

Kaysie by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (384 births, 30% of the file).

1990s was Kaysie's strongest decade.

384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Kaysie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 384 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kaysie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaysie's total volume

Kaysie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -119, 3.8%-103, 14.1%-49, 5%-111, 2.8%-30, 5.5%-65, 4.5%-24, 11.2%-45, 9.1%-73, 3.3%-43, 6.9%-74, 5.9%-63, 5.3%-41, 5.9%-31, 4.5%-49, 4.3%Kaysie-54, 4.4%Kaysie
Kaysie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kaysie by state

Where Kaysie concentrates geographically, total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kaysie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
82 6.5%
#2 California
27 2.1%
#3 Ohio
5 0.4%
Texas share of Kaysie's total US births 6.5%
Even split

82 of 1,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaysie?
1,267 babies have been named Kaysie since 1972. All-time, it sits at #6,395 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,002 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 56 births.
Where does Kaysie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysie ranks #6,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,002 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaysie most popular?
Kaysie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 384 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kaysie most popular?
The top states for the name Kaysie are Texas (82 births), California (27 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Kaysie been used?
The SSA has tracked Kaysie since 1972 -- 54 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kaysie?
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.

What to do with Kaysie's data

  • Kaysie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (384 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kaysies (82 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.

Keep exploring Kaysie

Nearby Names Like Kaysie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaysie

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kaysie

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaysie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2025 (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 Kaysie 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.