girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Kaci

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #2,132 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#2,132
among girls · ↓55 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
99
named Kaci · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
362 babies
All-time total
10,183
#1,666 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Kaci popularity over time

10,183 babies have been named Kaci since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 37 – 37 4 – #3,879
1970s 619 – 619 62 +1573% #997
1980s 2,313 6 2,319 232 +275% #611
1990s 2,783 33 2,816 282 +21% #621
2000s 2,150 23 2,173 217 -23% #952
2010s 1,460 36 1,496 150 -31% #1,308
2020s (to 2025) 647 76 723 121 -19% #1,647

Where Kaci is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 80 0.05 outside top 500
2028 77 0.05 outside top 500
2029 75 0.05 outside top 500
2030 73 0.05 outside top 500

Where Kaci is most popular

Girls named Kaci per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.064 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, West Virginia, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kaci born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 31 0.354 +452%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +197%
Mississippi 6 0.128 +100%
Georgia 29 0.128 +99%
Arkansas 6 0.114 +77%
Texas 68 0.085 +32%
Ohio 19 0.080 +25%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 +6%
Florida 26 0.061 -5%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -9%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -14%
Michigan 10 0.055 -15%
Illinois 12 0.052 -18%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -41%
New York 6 0.015 -76%
California 7 0.008 -87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kaci

Kaci is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,132 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 10,183 American babies have been named Kaci. Its peak came in 1990, when 362 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kaci stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaci?

The median living Kaci is about 28 years old; half are between 17 and 37. An estimated 10 thousand people named Kaci are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kaci year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 88 #2,132 11 #7,411
2024 93 #2,077 13 #6,635
2023 107 #1,869 14 #6,346
2022 123 #1,701 15 #5,998
2021 110 #1,835 12 #6,889
2020 126 #1,647 11 #7,249
2019 138 #1,564 6 #11,431
2018 143 #1,524 5 #13,126
2017 142 #1,547 5 #13,218
2016 165 #1,408 5 #13,195
2015 140 #1,571 7 #10,068
2014 127 #1,667 – –
2013 145 #1,518 8 #9,210
2012 129 #1,657 – –
2011 151 #1,484 – –
2010 180 #1,308 – –
2009 157 #1,484 – –
2008 190 #1,310 7 #10,448
2007 182 #1,338 5 #13,368
2006 234 #1,085 – –
2005 245 #998 – –
2004 243 #979 – –
2003 240 #968 – –
2002 206 #1,046 6 #10,023
2001 229 #958 – –
2000 224 #952 5 #11,277
1995 220 #873 5 #9,567
1990 362 #621 – –
1985 213 #787 – –
1980 164 #917 – –
1975 62 #1,593 – –
1970 19 #3,359 – –
1965 5 #6,960 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kaci

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kaci Kullmann Five Kaci Kullmann Five Norwegian politician (1951–2017) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kaci, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kaci?

The median living Kaci is about 28 years old. Half of all living Kacis are between 17 and 37 years old.

How many people named Kaci are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Kaci are alive in the United States, based on 10,183 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kaci in 2025?

Kaci ranked #2,132 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaci?

10,183 babies have been named Kaci in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaci most popular?

Kaci peaked in 1990, when 362 newborns received the name.

Is Kaci a boy or girl name?

Kaci is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kaci rising or falling?

Kaci is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kaci become more popular?

Kaci is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 73 girls named Kaci in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kaci?

Well-known people named Kaci include Kaci Kullmann Five (politician).

Names like Kaci

Names that sound and feel close to Kaci: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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