Given name & surname
Kae
“filled with happiness; rejoicing”
Kae is a variant of Kay. One Welsh interpretation is “filled with happiness; rejoicing.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kae is a variant of Kay. One Welsh interpretation is “filled with happiness; rejoicing.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kae is a variant of Kay. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 753
- 0 boys · 753 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,246 as a first name in 2020; 200 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kae’s family of names
Kae has a related form in Kay. In Japanese usage, Kae is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 加恵. In Japanese usage, Kae is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 香衣.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kae
- Kae TempestBritish poet, spoken word artist and playwrightborn 1985
- Kae ArakiJapanese voice actressborn 1966
- Kae AlexanderJapanese-born British actress (born 1985)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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