Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Kayce

Gender Unisex · 49% girls Rank 2025 #375 Trend ↑ Rising 1371%
Rank 2025
#375
among boys · ↑44 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
928
named Kayce · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,026
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
928 babies
All-time total
6,540
#2,366 all-time among boys
First recorded
1955
in Social Security records

Kayce popularity over time

6,540 babies have been named Kayce since 1955, 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
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BoysGirls

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 28 – 28 3 – –
1960s 51 – 51 5 +82% –
1970s 315 – 315 32 +518% –
1980s 820 7 827 83 +163% #6,589
1990s 866 26 892 89 +8% #6,810
2000s 492 52 544 54 -39% #7,358
2010s 289 192 481 48 -12% #2,675
2020s (to 2025) 363 3,039 3,402 567 +1079% #375

Where Kayce is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 1,088 0.64 #312
2027 1,351 0.79 #257
2028 1,624 0.95 #223
2029 1,900 1.11 #193
2030 2,170 1.27 #169

Where Kayce is most popular

Boys named Kayce per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.342 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Missouri, and West Virginia.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kayce 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 48 0.696 +104%
Missouri 95 0.685 +100%
West Virginia 22 0.674 +97%
Nebraska 29 0.667 +95%
Arkansas 42 0.664 +94%
Idaho 27 0.660 +93%
Kansas 45 0.656 +92%
Mississippi 37 0.651 +90%
New Mexico 21 0.637 +86%
Louisiana 62 0.606 +77%
Alabama 66 0.604 +77%
Kentucky 59 0.588 +72%
Utah 54 0.566 +65%
Oklahoma 50 0.565 +65%
Virginia 102 0.538 +57%
South Dakota 10 0.537 +57%
South Carolina 54 0.523 +53%
Wisconsin 55 0.464 +36%
Georgia 117 0.462 +35%
Pennsylvania 119 0.448 +31%
Minnesota 54 0.440 +29%
Indiana 68 0.424 +24%
Washington 69 0.422 +23%
North Carolina 107 0.419 +23%
Colorado 52 0.403 +18%
Arizona 64 0.391 +14%
Texas 330 0.375 +10%
Michigan 76 0.371 +9%
Ohio 98 0.370 +8%
Tennessee 64 0.355 ≈ national
Oregon 26 0.343 ≈ national
Illinois 84 0.329 ≈ national
Maryland 37 0.310 -9%
Connecticut 21 0.310 -9%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -14%
Montana 5 0.284 -17%
Florida 129 0.272 -20%
Maine 5 0.258 -25%
California 205 0.224 -34%
New York 85 0.196 -43%
Nevada 11 0.193 -44%
New Jersey 38 0.189 -45%
Massachusetts 24 0.175 -49%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Kayce

Kayce is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #375 in 2025 with 843 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 6,540 American babies have been named Kayce, about 51% boys and 49% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 928 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Kayce stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kayce?

The median living Kayce is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 31. An estimated 6,500 people named Kayce are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Kayce 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 85 #2,180 843 #375
2024 89 #2,146 760 #419
2023 61 #2,801 666 #460
2022 53 #3,099 488 #587
2021 50 #3,235 197 #1,077
2020 25 #5,095 85 #1,784
2019 32 #4,394 48 #2,675
2018 30 #4,618 26 #4,056
2017 23 #5,588 24 #4,276
2016 24 #5,532 18 #5,229
2015 29 #4,789 22 #4,475
2014 33 #4,407 14 #6,151
2013 29 #4,824 13 #6,448
2012 27 #5,174 11 #7,306
2011 29 #4,865 9 #8,445
2010 33 #4,451 7 #10,229
2009 43 #3,707 6 #11,739
2008 38 #4,130 8 #9,441
2007 39 #4,017 11 #7,358
2006 49 #3,338 7 #10,140
2005 52 #3,072 – –
2004 51 #3,047 8 #8,545
2003 49 #3,070 – –
2002 48 #3,041 7 #8,942
2001 57 #2,652 5 #11,492
2000 66 #2,355 – –
1995 61 #2,202 – –
1990 105 #1,490 7 #6,810
1985 72 #1,641 – –
1980 62 #1,776 – –
1975 37 #2,255 – –
1970 11 #4,892 – –
1965 7 #5,531 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 6 #5,509 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kayce?

The median living Kayce is about 4 years old. Half of all living Kayces are between 1 and 31 years old.

How many people named Kayce are alive today?

An estimated 6,500 people named Kayce are alive in the United States, based on 6,540 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kayce in 2025?

Kayce ranked #375 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 843 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kayce?

6,540 babies have been named Kayce in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kayce most popular?

Kayce peaked in 2025, when 928 newborns received the name.

Is Kayce a boy or girl name?

Kayce is used for both: about 49% of babies named Kayce have been girls and 51% boys.

Is the name Kayce rising or falling?

Kayce is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kayce become more popular?

Kayce is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,170 boys named Kayce in 2030, which would rank around #169. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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