Is Cayce a boy or girl name?

Cayce is a unisex name. Of the 1,747 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 65.3% were girls and 34.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2008, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Cayce

Recorded 1935–2025 · United States

Cayce was most popular in 1987, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,767 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,747 people named Cayce.

Cayce over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cayce’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cayce a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cayce is a unisex name — 65.3% of the 1,747 Americans given it were girls and 34.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2008 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 22% girls and 78% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cayce

Where Cayce is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org