Is Kayne a boy or girl name?

Kayne is a boy’s name. Of the 2,405 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Kayne

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Kayne was most popular in 2008, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,177 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,405 people named Kayne.

Kayne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kayne’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kayne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kayne is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 2,405 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Kayne

Where Kayne 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