Kage
Kage was the 4945th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1780th with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,848 places. More babies were named Kage in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,945 boys, down 1,990 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200985 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,539babies recorded
Kage popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,945 | 20 |
| 2020 | #2,955 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,812 | 81 |
| 2000 | #2,405 | 40 |
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How popular is Kage, counting every spelling?
Kage is the most common spelling of a name family that had 31 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kage | 20 | #4,945 | 143 |
| Cage | 11 | #7,273 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kage?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kage (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kage born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kage.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kage?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kage are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Kage mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kage by state
How common Kage was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kage: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kage, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kage
How popular is the name Kage?
Kage was the 4945th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1780th with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,848 places. More babies were named Kage in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kage a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kage in the US.
Where is Kage most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kage was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).