How Many People Are Named Kayce?
An estimated 5,458 people in the United States have the first name Kayce. It is used for both genders, with 56.0% female. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Kayce peaked in popularity in 2024 with 845 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kayce 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 Kayce paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kayce has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Kayce is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
5,458
About 1 in 62,799 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
56.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
845 births
Total Registered
5,606
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kayce
Kayce is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (44.0%) and females (56.0%). Out of 5,606 total births registered, 2,468 were male and 3,138 were female.
Kayce as a male name
Ranked #419 in 2024
756 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (756 births)
Kayce as a female name
Ranked #2,138 in 2024
89 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (119 births)
Kayce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kayce span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 2,470 babies were registered. Kayce remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kayce by Decade
How has Kayce 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.
Kayce by State
Birth registrations for Kayce span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in North Dakota, Nevada, West Virginia. On average, about 72 Kayces were registered per state.
Kayce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kayce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kayce
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kayce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kayce?
We estimate approximately 5,458 people named Kayce 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 62,799 Americans share this first name.
Is Kayce a common name?
Kayce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,606 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kayce most popular?
Kayce reached peak popularity in 2024, when 845 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kayce is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kayce a female name?
Kayce is predominantly female. 56.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kayce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kayce Smith, Kayce Johnson, Kayce 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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