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Kaye

Kaye: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“rejoice”
Origin
English
Say it
KAY · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls (96% of all uses)

Usually an English short form or variant of Kay, which as a feminine name is often linked to Katherine via Kate/Kay, or used from the surname Kay. As a given name, its etymology can vary by source.

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How popular is Kaye?

20243.3 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kaye in 202411

Peak year1943

Total US babies since 188013,688

Kaye is steady now but far below its 1943 peak.

Names like Kaye

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kayrejoice · English
  • Kaleighmodern Kaylee spelling · American (modern coinage)
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Kaye questions

What does the name Kaye mean?

Kaye means "rejoice". It comes from English. Usually an English short form or variant of Kay, which as a feminine name is often linked to Katherine via Kate/Kay, or used from the surname Kay. As a given name, its etymology can vary by source.

Is Kaye a boy or girl name?

Kaye is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kaye?

11 US babies were named Kaye in 2024. Its peak year was 1943.

How do you pronounce Kaye?

Kaye is usually pronounced KAY.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.