Kayd
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAYD
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Kayd is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Kayd mean?
English: spelling of Cade, an English surname
A spelling of Cade; Jack Cade led a popular rebellion against Henry VI's government in 1450.
Is Kayd a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayd in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 4 boys.
Kayd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Kayd in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Kayd, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Kayd in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,556 boys in the US were given Kayd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #157, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
Kayd in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Kayd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Zayd Brody Kian Aiden Muhammad Rowan Cove Lochlan Keegan Caelan
Other spellings of Kayd
Names related to Kayd
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kayd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayd, updated 20 October 2026.