Kaye

Boy · recorded 1920–1957

  • 1957last recorded
  • 1932best year

Most popular in 1932.

Last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Kaye.

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 30 recorded years as a table
Kaye, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19207
192210
19254
19265
192711
19287
192912
193026
193146
193260
193336
193442
193532
193627
193714
193814
193915
194013
19417
19437
19447
19459
19467
19475
19483
19503
19515
19534
19542
19572

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kaye isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1957
5
Rank in 1957
#3,993
How rare
1 in 431,447 boys
Since 1920
503

Kaye was last recorded in 1957. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1932, at 60 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Kaye doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.