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Kayce

Unisex

Meaning of Kayce: American: 'vigilant'

Kayce is a unisex name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 366th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 826th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#366

928 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#826

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,540

First recorded 1955 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 68 babies1982: 61 babies1983: 74 babies1984: 68 babies1985: 72 babies1986: 99 babies1987: 119 babies1988: 97 babies1989: 107 babies1990: 112 babies19901991: 112 babies1992: 109 babies1993: 77 babies1994: 75 babies1995: 61 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 99 babies1998: 107 babies1999: 70 babies2000: 66 babies20002001: 62 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 56 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 46 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 38 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 51 babies2016: 42 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 80 babies2020: 110 babies20202021: 247 babies2022: 541 babies2023: 727 babies2024: 849 babies2025: 928 babies
US babies named Kayce per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 928.

Gender split

51% boys · 49% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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