Kc
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- KAY-see
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Kc is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Kc mean?
English: the initials K.C., pronounced like Casey
Usually formed from the initials K.C. and pronounced like Casey.
Is Kc a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kc has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Kc in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kc in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kc in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Kc in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Kc, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961. 5 girls were also named Kc in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kc than any year since 1976.
Half of all the boys named Kc in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,381 boys in the US were given Kc or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #173, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
In 2022, 22% of the babies named Kc in the US were girls.
Kc in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,377 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,929 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,701 |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,549 |
| 1992 | 61 | #1,485 |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,164 |
| 1990 | 67 | #1,356 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,223 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,201 |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,152 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,298 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,227 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,910 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,870 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
Names like Kc
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota, Kai, Yitzchok, Yuri, Tru, Koa, Kota, Kairo, Yakov, Mikko, Minh, Loki
Other spellings of Kc
Casey, Kayce, Kacey, Kasey, Kaycee, Cayce, Kaci, Kacy, Kaycie
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Kc: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kc, updated 20 October 2026.