Is Kayde a boy or girl name?

Kayde is a unisex name. Of the 975 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 34.6% were girls and 65.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2008, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kayde

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Kayde was most popular in 2021, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 975 people named Kayde.

Kayde over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kayde’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kayde a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kayde is a unisex name — 34.6% of the 975 Americans given it were girls and 65.4% 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 5% girls and 95% 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.

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