Kay is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Kay one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
The origin of the name Kay is not clear. It is presumably a Frisian short form of Gerard or Nikolaus, but also of the Latin name Cajetanus and is of Celtic origin. It is a name for boys and seldom for girls (from Latin Cajetana or Katharina).
Kay means “warrior” (from Frisian “kempe”), “victory of the people” (from Nikolaus), “brave spearman” (from Gerard), “from the town Gaeta” (from Cajetanus), in Celtic “spear bearer/thrower”. For girls, Kay means “from the town Gaeta” (from Cajetana) or “pure” (from Katharina).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Kay is currently ranked #854 on the name leaderboard.
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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
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🇦🇺 Australia | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
🇨🇦 Canada | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
🇩🇪 Germany | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
🇬🇧 Great Britain | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
🇺🇸 USA | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
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