Kage
Boy · KAYJ · English
Kage is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Kage come from?
English: probably a spelling of Cage; also Japanese kage 'shadow'
- Say it
- KAYJ
Is Kage a girl's or a boy's name?
Kage is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kage in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Kage, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 85 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kage than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Kage in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kage in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,953 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,786 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,967 |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,773 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,124 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,463 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,375 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
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