Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1998

Kaycee

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,303 Trend → Stable

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Casey.

Rank 2025
#1,303
among girls · ↑78 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
220
named Kaycee · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,399
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
274 babies
All-time total
9,184
#1,837 all-time among girls
First recorded
1955
in Social Security records

Kaycee popularity over time

9,184 babies have been named Kaycee 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 31 – 31 3 – #3,395
1960s 33 – 33 3 +6% #4,290
1970s 316 5 321 32 +873% #1,687
1980s 1,216 21 1,237 124 +285% #857
1990s 2,307 59 2,366 237 +91% #810
2000s 1,907 89 1,996 200 -16% #1,008
2010s 1,844 107 1,951 195 -2% #1,171
2020s (to 2025) 1,000 249 1,249 208 +7% #1,299

Where Kaycee 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 171 0.11 outside top 500
2027 171 0.11 outside top 500
2028 171 0.11 outside top 500
2029 171 0.11 outside top 500
2030 171 0.11 outside top 500

Where Kaycee is most popular

Girls named Kaycee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Utah, and Georgia.

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 Kaycee 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
Mississippi 13 0.278 +168%
Utah 18 0.216 +108%
Georgia 41 0.180 +74%
Arizona 20 0.143 +37%
Texas 108 0.134 +29%
Louisiana 11 0.126 +21%
Missouri 15 0.124 +20%
Florida 49 0.115 +10%
California 91 0.108 ≈ national
Oregon 6 0.092 -11%
Tennessee 14 0.088 -15%
Washington 12 0.083 -20%
New York 32 0.081 -22%
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 -23%
Ohio 19 0.080 -23%
Alabama 7 0.075 -28%
North Carolina 16 0.070 -32%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -46%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -47%
Michigan 5 0.027 -74%
Illinois 6 0.026 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Kaycee

Kaycee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,303 in 2025 with 171 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 9,184 American babies have been named Kaycee, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1998, when 274 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 Kaycee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaycee?

The median living Kaycee is about 23 years old; half are between 11 and 32. An estimated 9,100 people named Kaycee are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

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

Kaycee 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 171 #1,303 49 #2,665
2024 164 #1,381 53 #2,544
2023 167 #1,352 50 #2,636
2022 182 #1,299 48 #2,737
2021 158 #1,389 34 #3,393
2020 158 #1,379 15 #5,839
2019 177 #1,299 19 #5,056
2018 184 #1,259 15 #5,915
2017 158 #1,438 7 #10,244
2016 201 #1,224 14 #6,193
2015 193 #1,265 14 #6,149
2014 200 #1,224 7 #10,201
2013 173 #1,347 6 #11,470
2012 180 #1,309 9 #8,517
2011 170 #1,358 9 #8,446
2010 208 #1,171 7 #10,230
2009 197 #1,252 12 #7,036
2008 202 #1,246 12 #6,979
2007 189 #1,296 14 #6,102
2006 196 #1,229 6 #11,366
2005 164 #1,337 7 #9,640
2004 164 #1,306 9 #7,884
2003 179 #1,196 – –
2002 208 #1,038 9 #7,349
2001 198 #1,075 7 #8,770
2000 210 #1,008 13 #5,449
1995 236 #831 – –
1990 232 #848 – –
1985 100 #1,327 – –
1980 69 #1,665 – –
1975 40 #2,148 – –
1970 15 #3,945 – –
1965 6 #6,134 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 5 #6,274 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kaycee?

The median living Kaycee is about 23 years old. Half of all living Kaycees are between 11 and 32 years old.

How many people named Kaycee are alive today?

An estimated 9,100 people named Kaycee are alive in the United States, based on 9,184 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kaycee mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Casey.

How popular is the name Kaycee in 2025?

Kaycee ranked #1,303 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 171 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaycee?

9,184 babies have been named Kaycee in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaycee most popular?

Kaycee peaked in 1998, when 274 newborns received the name.

Is Kaycee a boy or girl name?

Kaycee is used for both: about 94% of babies named Kaycee have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Kaycee rising or falling?

Kaycee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kaycee become more popular?

Kaycee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 171 girls named Kaycee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kaycee

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