Kayte

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of katharsis or katherine.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kayte by the numbers

Kayte was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 29 babies in 1988, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Katepure; a form of katherine1,162 in the US (2017)
  • Kaylenarrow strait or channel; a modern respelling of Kyle43 in the US (2017)
  • Kayteepure; a respelling of katie or katherine7 in the US (2017)
  • Kayde31 in the US (2017)
  • Kaytie8 in the US (2017)
  • Kayse5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kayte

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

  • Catepure; a form of Catherine38 in the US (2017)
  • Caitpure; form of Caitlin or Caite6 in the US (2017)
  • Kaitpure; variant of caitlin or kate6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean purity

Like Kayte, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kayte

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