Kay Popularity by Year
Follow Kay across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kay birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 10 | #7,679 | Down 1,480 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 37 | #3,903 | Down 11 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 14 | #6,199 | Up 318 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 38 | #3,892 | Down 563 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 13 | #6,517 | Up 1,251 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 48 | #3,329 | Up 36 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 10 | #7,768 | Up 398 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 47 | #3,365 | Up 249 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 9 | #8,166 | Down 664 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 42 | #3,614 | Down 68 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 10 | #7,502 | Up 2,254 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 42 | #3,546 | Up 6 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Up 1,004 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 43 | #3,552 | Down 841 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 6 | #10,760 | Down 1,920 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 63 | #2,711 | Up 434 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 8 | #8,840 | Up 3,345 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 51 | #3,145 | Up 234 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 5 | #12,185 | Down 3,441 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 47 | #3,379 | Up 216 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 8 | #8,744 | Up 1,973 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 43 | #3,595 | Down 752 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Up 755 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 60 | #2,843 | Up 323 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 51 | #3,166 | Up 3 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 52 | #3,169 | Up 238 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 47 | #3,407 | Up 2 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 47 | #3,409 | Up 391 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 41 | #3,800 | Down 271 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 46 | #3,529 | Down 779 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 66 | #2,750 | Up 28 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 63 | #2,778 | Down 47 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 2,545 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 61 | #2,731 | Down 228 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 7 | #8,927 | Up 654 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 67 | #2,503 | Down 38 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 6 | #9,581 | Up 50 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 66 | #2,465 | Down 339 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 79 | #2,126 | Up 110 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 72 | #2,236 | Down 78 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 74 | #2,158 | Up 100 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 66 | #2,258 | Down 175 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 1,660 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 70 | #2,083 | Down 138 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 74 | #1,945 | Up 113 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Up 897 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 67 | #2,058 | Down 297 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | Down 1,900 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 82 | #1,761 | Down 73 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 7 | #6,968 | Up 670 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 88 | #1,688 | Down 134 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Up 797 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 100 | #1,554 | Down 47 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 2,493 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 104 | #1,507 | Down 5 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 8 | #5,942 | Up 2,175 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 104 | #1,502 | Down 117 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 212 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 114 | #1,385 | Down 59 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 5 | #7,905 | Down 3,119 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 117 | #1,326 | Down 222 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 9 | #4,786 | Up 673 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 141 | #1,104 | Up 112 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 7 | #5,459 | Down 127 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 118 | #1,216 | Down 94 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 7 | #5,332 | Up 229 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 129 | #1,122 | Down 62 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 139 | #1,060 | Down 81 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 6 | #5,561 | Down 968 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 147 | #979 | Down 6 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 150 | #973 | Up 8 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 8 | #4,593 | Down 84 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 151 | #981 | Down 69 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 8 | #4,509 | Up 1,741 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 164 | #912 | Up 54 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 5 | #6,250 | Down 1,847 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 153 | #966 | Down 24 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 8 | #4,403 | Up 656 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 156 | #942 | Down 29 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Down 477 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 155 | #913 | Down 139 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 7 | #4,582 | Down 164 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 195 | #774 | Down 19 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Down 860 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 191 | #755 | Down 38 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 206 | #717 | Down 78 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 9 | #3,558 | Up 1,543 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 239 | #639 | Down 58 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 5 | #5,101 | Down 660 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 272 | #581 | Up 38 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 6 | #4,441 | Down 783 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 251 | #619 | Down 116 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Down 137 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 376 | #503 | Down 48 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 8 | #3,521 | Down 660 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 476 | #455 | Down 23 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 10 | #2,861 | Down 126 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 498 | #432 | Down 79 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 10 | #2,735 | Down 124 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 637 | #353 | Down 26 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 10 | #2,611 | Up 173 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 711 | #327 | Down 32 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 9 | #2,784 | Down 866 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 856 | #295 | Down 25 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 17 | #1,918 | Down 18 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 1,021 | #270 | Down 27 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 18 | #1,900 | Up 215 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 1,301 | #243 | Down 31 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 15 | #2,115 | Down 310 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 1,608 | #212 | Down 15 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 20 | #1,805 | Down 235 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 1,878 | #197 | Down 5 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 26 | #1,570 | Down 84 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 1,955 | #192 | No rank change |
| 1960 | Boys | 29 | #1,486 | Up 73 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 1,925 | #192 | Down 10 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 26 | #1,559 | Down 2 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 2,004 | #182 | Down 13 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 25 | #1,557 | Down 279 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 2,238 | #169 | Down 6 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 37 | #1,278 | Up 233 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 2,355 | #163 | Down 9 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 27 | #1,511 | Down 256 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 2,394 | #154 | Up 3 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 36 | #1,255 | Down 13 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 2,327 | #157 | Down 11 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 36 | #1,242 | Up 62 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 2,506 | #146 | No rank change |
| 1953 | Boys | 33 | #1,304 | Down 59 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 2,462 | #146 | Down 13 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 35 | #1,245 | Up 16 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 2,768 | #133 | Down 13 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 34 | #1,261 | Up 11 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 2,963 | #120 | Up 3 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 32 | #1,272 | Down 243 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 2,628 | #123 | Down 4 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 46 | #1,029 | Up 62 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 2,751 | #119 | Down 6 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 42 | #1,091 | Down 185 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 2,943 | #113 | Down 9 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 59 | #906 | Up 125 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 3,520 | #104 | Down 3 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 44 | #1,031 | Down 147 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 3,358 | #101 | Down 10 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 51 | #884 | Down 139 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 3,058 | #91 | Down 3 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 69 | #745 | Down 102 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 3,170 | #88 | Down 7 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 98 | #643 | Up 9 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 3,494 | #81 | Down 6 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 96 | #652 | Down 39 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 3,622 | #75 | Down 5 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 96 | #613 | Down 92 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 3,538 | #70 | Up 7 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 124 | #521 | Down 10 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 3,200 | #77 | Down 1 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 123 | #511 | Up 21 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 3,260 | #76 | Up 5 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 120 | #532 | Down 26 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 3,114 | #81 | Down 2 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 129 | #506 | Down 24 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 3,010 | #79 | Up 19 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 137 | #482 | Down 18 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 2,408 | #98 | Up 36 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 150 | #464 | Down 17 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 1,648 | #134 | Up 9 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 159 | #447 | Up 36 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 1,430 | #143 | Up 57 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 135 | #483 | Up 38 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 864 | #200 | Up 38 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 124 | #521 | Down 3 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 658 | #238 | Up 21 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 124 | #518 | Up 66 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 558 | #259 | Up 99 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 105 | #584 | Up 105 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 351 | #358 | Up 89 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 80 | #689 | Up 1 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 218 | #447 | Up 15 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 84 | #690 | Down 71 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 223 | #462 | Down 43 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 102 | #619 | Up 107 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 267 | #419 | Up 38 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 77 | #726 | Up 83 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 224 | #457 | Down 18 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 67 | #809 | Down 50 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 248 | #439 | Down 44 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 77 | #759 | Down 58 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 302 | #395 | Up 1 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 85 | #701 | Up 162 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 285 | #396 | Down 6 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 63 | #863 | Up 38 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 281 | #390 | Down 7 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 60 | #901 | Down 66 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 304 | #383 | Down 13 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 65 | #835 | Up 247 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 313 | #370 | Down 16 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 40 | #1,082 | Down 213 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 330 | #354 | Up 14 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 58 | #869 | Up 164 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 311 | #368 | Up 8 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 40 | #1,033 | Down 94 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 283 | #376 | Up 4 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 46 | #939 | Up 220 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 272 | #380 | Up 6 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 31 | #1,159 | Down 6 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 243 | #386 | Down 25 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 25 | #1,153 | Down 7 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 215 | #361 | Up 20 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 20 | #1,146 | Down 9 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 159 | #381 | Up 3 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 17 | #1,137 | Up 53 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 143 | #384 | Down 2 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 9 | #1,190 | Up 231 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 111 | #382 | Down 1 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 6 | #1,421 | Down 204 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 106 | #381 | Up 20 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 83 | #401 | Up 16 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 6 | #1,217 | Down 17 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 75 | #417 | Up 72 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 6 | #1,200 | Up 53 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 53 | #489 | Up 52 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 5 | #1,253 | Down 20 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 42 | #541 | Down 56 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 5 | #1,233 | Down 103 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 49 | #485 | Up 44 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 39 | #529 | Down 2 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 5 | #1,130 | Up 7 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 37 | #527 | Up 121 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 5 | #1,137 | Down 87 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 26 | #648 | Up 36 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 22 | #684 | Up 21 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 7 | #1,050 | Up 1 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 26 | #705 | Down 61 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 5 | #1,051 | Up 6 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 23 | #644 | Up 276 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 14 | #920 | Down 94 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 5 | #1,057 | Down 103 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 15 | #826 | Up 77 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 13 | #903 | Up 150 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 10 | #1,053 | Down 241 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 6 | #954 | Down 37 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 14 | #812 | Down 73 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 16 | #739 | Up 432 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 7 | #1,171 | Up 161 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 5 | #1,332 | Up 6 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 5 | #1,338 | Down 313 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 7 | #1,025 | Up 111 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 6 | #917 | Up 26 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 6 | #1,136 | Down 100 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 6 | #1,036 | Down 43 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 6 | #993 | Down 72 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 6 | #921 | — |
| 1882 | Boys | 5 | #943 | — |