Is Ka a boy or girl name?

Ka is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 917 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 85.2% were girls and 14.8% were boys.

Name Legacy

Ka

Recorded 1962–2005 · United States

Ka was most popular in 1990, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,073 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 917 people named Ka.

Ka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ka’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ka is mostly a girl’s name — 85.2% of the 917 Americans given it were girls and 14.8% were 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 Ka

Where Ka 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