Girls' name · since 1978
Kayte
508 babies named Kayte in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kayte sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 508 recorded since 1978.
Kayte has 508 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2017.
- #11,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 508 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayte ranks #11,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kayte's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Kayte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayte's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2017
- Peak year (1988)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kayte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (161 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Kayte's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kayte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
158 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 161 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kayte 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 Kayte's total volume
Kayte by state
Where Kayte concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 508 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayte's data
- Kayte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Kaytes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kayte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1978–2017 (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 Kayte 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.