Recorded 1998–2001 Boys' name Peak 2000 25 births

Ke — boys' name

25 babies named Ke in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s13

The verdict

25 boys have been named Ke since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2001.

25
total births
1998–2001
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ke was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ke in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ke

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Ke between 1998 and 2001, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ke performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ke shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ke 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 25 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.

Ke at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

25

Since 1998

4 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1998

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2001

Ke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1998

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 2001200019991998 6

Ke by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 52% of Ke's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ke?
25 babies have been named Ke since 1998. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Ke most popular?
Ke was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Ke been used?
Ke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 4 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Ke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kenneth, Kevin, Keith, Kelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2001 (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.