The first name Kaye

Kaye last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 8 births (#1,979).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kaye with other names.

In 2025, 18 girls born in the United States were named Kaye, the 6,442nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 538 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kaye Hall
  American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, art teacher, born 1951
• Kaye Ballard
  American actress, comedian, and singer (1925–2019)
• Robert Kaye Greville
  British botanist (1794-1866)
• Kaye Abad
  Filipino actress, born 1982
• William Kaye Estes
  American psychologist (1919–2011)
• Loni Anderson
  American actress (1945–2025)
• Laurell K. Hamilton
  American novelist, born 1963
• Linda Davis
  American country music singer, born 1962

How popular is the name Kaye?

In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kaye, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 1998, with 8 births.

Is Kaye a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 13,707 US babies named Kaye since 1880 were girls.

When was Kaye most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 538 babies were named Kaye, its highest rank at 344th.

How do you pronounce Kaye?

Kaye is /ˈkeɪ/, one syllable.

What name is Kaye a form of?

Kaye is a form of Kay.

Is Kaye also a surname?

Yes. Kaye is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.