Kay
3 countries#3903 in United States, 2025US
#3903
in United States, 2025
SCOT
566
total births, Scotland
FR
32
total births, France
Total births recorded
103,143
Peak year (United States)
1942
Peak-year count
3,718
First recorded
1882
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kay was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandFrance
Country by country
United States
102,545 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #3903 · peaked in 1942 with 3,718 births
Most common in: Texas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
566 births recorded 1974–2009 · peaked in 1974 with 43 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
32 births recorded 1955–2022 · peaked in 1955 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kay’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2778 | — |
| 2007 | #2750 | ↑28 |
| 2008 | #3529 | ↓779 |
| 2009 | #3800 | ↓271 |
| 2010 | #3409 | ↑391 |
| 2011 | #3407 | ↑2 |
| 2012 | #3169 | ↑238 |
| 2013 | #3166 | ↑3 |
| 2014 | #2843 | ↑323 |
| 2015 | #3595 | ↓752 |
| 2016 | #3379 | ↑216 |
| 2017 | #3145 | ↑234 |
| 2018 | #2711 | ↑434 |
| 2019 | #3552 | ↓841 |
| 2020 | #3546 | ↑6 |
| 2021 | #3614 | ↓68 |
| 2022 | #3365 | ↑249 |
| 2023 | #3329 | ↑36 |
| 2024 | #3892 | ↓563 |
| 2025 | #3903 | ↓11 |
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