Ky
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Ky is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
Where does Ky come from?
Scottish: short form of Kyle or Kyler; also a separate Vietnamese name
Is Ky a girl's or a boy's name?
Ky is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ky in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ky in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Ky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Ky, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the boys named Ky in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,193 boys in the US were given Ky or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #90, up from #3,582 for this spelling alone.
In 2023, 13% of the babies named Ky in the US were girls.
Ky in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
Names like Ky
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Kody, Finn, Cody, Kian, Kayden, Aiden, Declan, Ryan, Dylan, Logan, Ronan
Other spellings of Ky
Names related to Ky
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Lochlan
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, “Ky: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ky, updated 20 October 2026.