Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Kaye?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kayes are alive today.
Kaye (female), a spelling of Kay, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2011 (ranked 5785th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1998, when 8 babies were given the name, the 1979th most popular that year. Common short forms of Kaye include Kay.
Across all spellings of the name, the Kay you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Kays born in England and Wales are between 51 and 74, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 5.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Kay.
How many babies are named Kaye each year?
Includes all spellings: Kaye, Kay. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Kaye spelling rank?
Where does the Kay spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Kaye most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Kay, peaked in 1964, when around 470 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kaye spelling itself peaked in 1998, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Kaye?
At least 18,000 people named Kaye in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Kaye?
Most living Kayes are between 51 and 74; the most common age is about 62.
Is Kaye becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.