Kayse

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kayse by the numbers

Kayse was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 32 babies in 1987, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Kayse

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kayse. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kaylenarrow strait or channel; a modern respelling of Kyle43 in the US (2017)
  • Kayde31 in the US (2017)
  • Karsenfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten234 in the US (2017)
  • Kayinform of cain, acquired or spear17 in the US (2017)
  • Kaedemaple; maple leaf13 in the US (2017)
  • Kanyethe only one13 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kayse

Names that are said the same way as Kayse, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kaislion; fierce21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Cassshe who entangles men; form of Cassandra29 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Qaisfirm, mighty15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Casa form of Cassandra or Cassius8 in the US (2017)
  • Qaysfirm or steadfast4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Case439 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kayse

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