How Many People Are Named Kae?
An estimated 468 people in the United States have the first name Kae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Kae peaked in popularity in 1953 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
468
About 1 in 732,381 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1953
26 births
Total Registered
753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kae
Kae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 753 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kae as a female name
Ranked #12,705 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1953 (26 births)
Kae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kae span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 203 babies were registered. Kae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kae by Decade
How has Kae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kae by State
Kae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kae
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kae?
We estimate approximately 468 people named Kae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 732,381 Americans share this first name.
Is Kae a common name?
Kae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kae most popular?
Kae reached peak popularity in 1953, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kae is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kae a female name?
Kae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kae Smith, Kae Johnson, Kae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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