Cay

Girl · recorded 1939–1966

  • 1966last recorded
  • 1955best year

Most popular in 1955.

Last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls 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 Cay.

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Its story

Popularity since 1939

0101919391946195319591966

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 20 recorded years as a table
Cay, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19396
19439
19455
19464
19485
19504
19524
19533
195412
195519
195611
19576
19586
19597
19609
19614
19624
19635
19654
19663

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cay 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 1966
5
Rank in 1966
#6,564
How rare
1 in 338,435 girls
Since 1939
241

Cay was last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1955, at 19 per million girls born.

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

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