Boys' name · since 1981
Kue
Kue has 81 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 81
- total births
- 1981–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
81 boys have been named Kue since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kue has been recorded 81 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1994.
- 81 total births
- 1981–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kue's 81 recorded births place it above 59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kue splits its recorded history at 1986: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1994
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kue by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kue's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Kue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (75% of all-time use).
Kue by state
Where Kue concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 27.2% |
22 of 81 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kue's data
- Kue's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kues (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kue: Baby Name Since 1981 - 81 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kue. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kue 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 July 2026.