Ky
Ky was the 3623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1775th; the most babies were born in 1992 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 618 places. More babies were named Ky in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,623 boys, up 470 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199242 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,659babies recorded
Ky popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,623 | — | 31 |
| 2020 | — | #4,093 | — | 25 |
| 2010 | #18,573 | #4,953 | 5 | 19 |
| 2000 | #10,356 | #3,190 | 9 | 27 |
| 1990 | #10,819 | #1,894 | 7 | 41 |
| 1980 | — | #2,905 | — | 16 |
| 1970 | — | #2,253 | — | 17 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,959 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ky, counting every spelling?
Ky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ky | 31 | #3,623 | 154 |
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 Ky?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ky (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ky 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ky.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ky?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Ky are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 13 and 39. That makes Ky 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.
Ky by state
How common Ky was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Ky: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ky, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ky
How popular is the name Ky?
Ky was the 3623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1775th; the most babies were born in 1992 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 618 places. More babies were named Ky in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ky a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Ky in the US.
Where is Ky most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ky was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.