Kay

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

The name Kay is both a surname and a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name.

From Wikipedia

Kay first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 247 babies (rank #39 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Kay

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kay yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,861
Total babies (all years)
12
Years in the data
247
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1952247#39
1953208#45
1954189#48
1955166#56
1956137#64
1957123#71
1958132#67
195984#93
1960146#79
1961152#80
1962139#78
1963138#78