Kayce
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Modern Kacie And Variants Are Phonetic Forms Of The Initials K.C. Or Variants Of The Irish Name Casey Alert: Vigorous.
- Origin
- English
Kayce Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,138 baby girls have been named Kayce. The name peaked in 1987 with 119 US births that year (rank #1212). In 2024, ranked #2138 nationally — 926 places below its 1987 peak.
Top States for Kayce
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kayce births are: Texas (298), Tennessee (113), California (106).
Other English-Origin Names Like Kayce
If you like Kayce's English origin, consider these related names: Aaric, Aarika, Aarshiya, Aase, Aasiya. Browse all English names →
5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kayce's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Kayce
US Popularity History (2022–2025)
Annual US births named Kayce by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 843 boys named Kayce (boy rank #375 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kayce Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2020–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kayce the strongest states are Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | #320 | 33 |
| 2 | Kansas | #347 | 32 |
| 3 | Iowa | #349 | 34 |
| 4 | Kentucky | #349 | 43 |
| 5 | Nebraska | #367 | 29 |
| 6 | Missouri | #369 | 78 |
| 7 | Mississippi | #395 | 37 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #402 | 39 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | #407 | 37 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | #411 | 82 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #691 | 134 |
| 2 | Florida | #673 | 79 |
| 3 | Illinois | #633 | 67 |
| 4 | Maryland | #574 | 27 |
| 5 | Michigan | #564 | 48 |
| 6 | Washington | #558 | 47 |
| 7 | Georgia | #551 | 91 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #540 | 54 |
| 9 | Virginia | #494 | 66 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | #492 | 36 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2020–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kayce in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass | Curly-Headed. | Male | Irish |
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Compare Kayce to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kayce against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).