Recorded 1978–2017 Girls' name Peak 1988 508 births

Kayte — girls' name

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.

1970s161980s1581990s1612000s1362010s37

The verdict

508 girls have been named Kayte since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

508
total births
1978–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kayte was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kayte in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayte

The Social Security Administration has registered 508 babies named Kayte between 1978 and 2017, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kayte currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayte in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayte 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 508 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.

Kayte at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

508

Since 1978

40 years of records

Peak year

1988

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1978

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kayte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1978

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1988)
29
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Kayte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
161 births that decade — 32% of Kayte's all-time total
1970s161980s1581990s1612000s1362010s37

Kayte by state

Where Kayte concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.0%
Florida share of Kayte's total US births 1.0%

5 of 508 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayte?
508 babies have been named Kayte since 1978. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1988 with 29 births.
When was Kayte most popular?
Kayte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Kayte most popular?
The top states for the name Kayte are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kayte been used?
Kayte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 40 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kayte?
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, 1978–2017 (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.