Kay Forename

1,974th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 512,246 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Kay Forename Definition:

A male name. this name, which has been oceasionally used in recent years, is apparently taken from Hans Andersen’s story of The Snow Queen. The name of Sir Kay the Seneschal in Arthurian romances is said to be from a Welsh form of Latin Caius.

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Kay Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
239,3841:1,514320
India
54%
 
85,8611:14,1491,958
England
100%
43,4241:1,280259
Myanmar-32,8151:1,583140
Germany
 
71%
32,0731:3,014403
Australia-11,1811:1,222254
Canada
100%
9,8231:3,373607
New Zealand-7,0241:646150
Ghana
100%
6,1241:4,407577
Ireland
100%
4,2101:1,103206
Cambodia
59%
 
4,1031:3,966699
Wales
100%
3,4311:902217
Malaysia
73%
 
3,3991:8,9581,031
Netherlands
 
87%
3,1421:5,379808
Scotland
100%
2,8301:1,891286
Philippines
 
85%
2,4441:43,3753,332
South Africa
 
86%
1,8641:29,2563,596
Hong Kong-1,8531:4,184315
Saudi Arabia-1,3991:22,0252,854
Norway
100%
1,2721:4,035543
Papua New Guinea
 
54%
1,2201:6,682705
Thailand
 
64%
9961:70,3476,737
Bangladesh
100%
6421:248,38211,817
Sweden
84%
 
6351:15,5241,172
Russia
96%
 
6271:230,0383,256
Japan-6071:210,8507,036
Jamaica-5911:4,879789
China-5551:2,461,36246,138
Poland
95%
 
5181:73,4111,760
Singapore
 
56%
5101:12,3282,547
Botswana
100%
4591:4,759807
DR Congo
74%
 
3971:185,9648,340
Denmark-3881:14,5611,023
Nigeria
76%
 
3761:472,24615,126
Egypt
100%
3691:249,0548,446
Hong Kong-3441:22,5372,175
Switzerland
 
78%
3121:26,3251,616
Malawi
100%
2961:57,8123,676
Zambia-2911:54,4843,301
Zimbabwe
89%
 
2831:54,5014,629
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
2411:5,649962
South Korea-2391:23,1982,100
Kenya-2261:204,8998,272
Israel
61%
 
2211:38,0222,679
Morocco-2181:157,5634,496
France
 
80%
2141:310,6094,186
Barbados-2021:1,435336
Belgium
 
98%
1931:59,5342,668
Indonesia-1931:1,336,59976,615
Brazil
 
98%
1881:1,139,55428,712
Dominican Republic-1791:58,2753,683
Qatar
 
77%
1791:13,2382,052
Uzbekistan
50%
 
1751:175,9234,261
Fiji-1731:5,1581,243
Spain
51%
 
1661:280,3014,806
Kazakhstan
97%
 
1241:143,1203,738
Uganda
 
93%
1241:330,2989,189
Mexico
 
76%
1201:1,034,5378,269
Kuwait-1141:33,2043,097
Chile
 
78%
1121:157,2073,240
Bahamas-1091:3,664651
Peru
 
83%
1061:299,9196,582
Austria
100%
951:89,6231,999
Guyana
100%
911:8,3871,328
Liberia
53%
 
831:53,1572,766
Portugal-831:125,4323,169
Venezuela
100%
801:377,52411,070
Guernsey
100%
781:812183
Pakistan
65%
 
771:2,524,12631,579
Bahrain-741:18,2252,605
Malta-741:5,802734
Northern Ireland
 
63%
721:25,5991,037
Finland
 
51%
711:77,2282,091
Jersey-691:1,449303
Suriname-661:8,3761,618
Taiwan
100%
591:402,87625,488
Italy
 
92%
481:1,272,12710,311
Costa Rica
 
70%
451:105,9543,310
Belize
100%
431:8,2401,363
Lebanon
 
79%
431:130,8743,598
Bermuda-361:1,801401
Greece
100%
351:312,4165,175
Brunei-341:12,340860
Panama
100%
341:114,8995,399
Tanzania
 
73%
341:1,552,59821,361
Saint Lucia
 
96%
291:6,132984
Vietnam
50%
 
291:3,193,9003,365
Belarus
100%
261:364,7072,597
Estonia
100%
261:50,5922,900
Nicaragua
 
70%
261:231,4745,516
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
261:4,292768
Mozambique-251:1,089,7341,713
Ecuador-231:770,7366,723
United States Virgin Islands-231:4,772795
Yemen-231:1,143,3373,233
American Samoa-171:3,285601
Guam-171:9,4501,317
Luxembourg
100%
171:33,1791,596
United Arab Emirates-171:420,70516,716
French Polynesia-161:17,3691,803
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
151:3,657689
Gibraltar-141:2,438470
Honduras
100%
141:629,8198,609
Iraq
100%
141:2,501,27613,388
Argentina
100%
131:3,290,2499,899
Aruba-131:7,9831,397
Turkey
50%
 
131:5,984,74724,872
Antigua and Barbuda-121:8,2831,404
Cameroon
 
67%
121:1,800,87540,142
Croatia
100%
111:383,3714,897
Benin
100%
101:1,057,58426,153
Grenada
100%
101:10,8121,335
Macau-101:60,821609
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
British Virgin Islands-91:3,472705
Ethiopia-91:10,840,01514,737
Iceland-91:40,6692,415
Isle of Man
100%
91:9,447227
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Sudan-91:4,200,7754,893
Afghanistan
50%
 
81:4,077,94025,891
Nauru
100%
81:1,491236
Slovakia
100%
81:663,7582,742
Uruguay-81:428,4555,529
Anguilla
100%
71:1,894342
Jordan
 
57%
71:1,260,9686,027
Kyrgyzstan
 
56%
71:853,32520,404
Azerbaijan
100%
61:1,607,15718,833
El Salvador-61:1,056,9646,645
Namibia-61:400,6965,862
Northern Cyprus
100%
61:53,0222,170
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Cook Islands-51:3,631547
Guatemala
100%
51:3,221,6866,935
Lesotho-51:407,99922,262
Solomon Islands-51:116,1916,265
Colombia-41:11,944,73244,648
Czechia
 
59%
41:2,664,0405,608
Dominica-41:18,868592
Gabon
100%
41:470,8342,822
Gambia-41:481,649818
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Mongolia-41:733,70410,632
Norfolk Island-41:581152
Saint Martin-41:8,936133
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Bulgaria
100%
31:2,330,13016,302
Iran-31:26,165,62345,792
Marshall Islands
100%
31:17,0772,297
Mauritania
100%
31:1,365,08016,011
Niger
100%
31:6,394,66547,369
Oman-31:1,369,5567,879
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Senegal
 
67%
31:4,860,45220,187
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Armenia
 
67%
21:1,459,37610,220
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Burkina Faso
50%
 
21:9,189,73469,235
Cyprus
100%
21:435,5383,859
Hungary
 
88%
21:4,895,8864,852
Ivory Coast
50%
 
21:11,537,96695,271
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925

Kay (311,583) may also be a surname.

Kay Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. this name, which has been oceasionally used in recent years, is apparently taken from Hans Andersen’s story of The Snow Queen. The name of Sir Kay the Seneschal in Arthurian romances is said to be from a Welsh form of Latin Caius. Kay is also used as a pet-form of Katharine (q.v.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

M. and f. As m., it represents the Latin Caius and is cognate, or rather, identical, with a Teutonic word signifying rejoicing. In the Arthurian legend, Sir Kay, a member of the Round Table, acted as seneschal to the King. As f., it may have been suggested by Katie or simply by the K. prevalent among those who address their friends by the initial of their ‘Christians’; more probably, however, it constitutes, originally, a diminutive of Karen, which, rare in English but frequent in Danish, signifies ‘pure’ and therefore ranks as a cognate to Katherine.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Greek name, meaning: Rejoicing. (Teutonic) A fortified place a warden or keeper.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

A Greek name, meaning: I rejoice.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Kay Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaya8684,616/
Kayo8670,698/
Kaye8657,825/
Kayi866,886/
Khay866,178/
Kayu862,397/
Kahy8689/
Gkay8665/
Kaay8644/
Kayy8635/
Ckay8632/
Kaiy8629/
Kkay8628/
Hkay8614/
Kayj8611/
Kajy8611/
Kayh8611/
Kayı869/
Kayê865/
Kcay863/
Kayé863/
Kayã861/
Qkay861/
Kayï861/
Kayõ861/
Kayý861/
Ka801,090,280/
Ky8090,474/
Kayah759,613/
Khaya758,137/
Hkayh756,875/
Khaye75923/
Kkayi75721/
Kahya75575/
Kaiyo75373/
Khayo75357/
Kajiy75292/
Kayee75291/
Kayoh75264/
Hkayt75260/
Kayou75245/
Kayij75213/
Kkaya75179/
Kahay75165/
Kahyo75135/
Kaaya7596/
Hkaya7596/
Kayaa7595/
Khayu7543/
Khajy7528/
Kayie7528/
Kayih7525/
Kahyu7525/
Kayio7525/
Kayje7524/
Kayeh7524/
Koaya7523/
Kaytt7522/
Kayuh7519/
Kahiy7518/
Kauyo7517/
Kahye7516/
Kayho7515/
Hkayo7514/
Kayhy7514/
Kayoo7513/
Kahey7512/
Kaayi7510/
Kaiiy759/
Kayha757/
Kaych757/
Kayyo756/
Kayii755/
Ckaya755/
Kgaya755/
Khayé754/
Kayuu754/
Kaihy754/
Kahys754/
Ckaye753/
Kayyi753/
Khaay753/
Khayp753/
Kayhe753/
Kayhi753/
Kaiyd752/
Kahyi752/
Kahyt752/
Kaïya752/
Kayht752/
Kayuo752/
Khahy752/
Ckayo752/
Gkaya751/
Gøkay751/
D'kay751/
Kgaye751/
Kkhay751/
Kkaay751/
Kkaiy751/
Kauhy751/
Kayyt751/
Kayzz751/
Kay's751/
Kayhz751/
Kayiy751/
Kahhy751/
Kajyi751/
Kaa'y751/
Kgayi751/
Kcaya751/
Qkaiy751/
Kaujy751/
Kcayo751/
Kcays751/
Kaayt751/
Kai672,906,429/
Kyi67320,519/
Kha67127,879/
Kyo6799,233/
Kah6743,141/
Kea6737,920/
Kaj6727,281/
Key6715,017/
Cay6713,646/
Kae6711,300/
Kau679,947/
Koy679,749/
Kuy678,204/
Kaa676,448/
Kye673,601/
Koa672,915/
Kaï671,235/
Khayee671,126/
Kka67699/
Khy67320/
Kayaya67252/
Kaî67228/
Kyy67161/
Kayowa67124/
Kahaya67104/
Kajaya67100/
Kejaya6798/
Kiy6787/
Hka6774/
Qay6762/
Kujaya6761/
Kahaye6759/
Kahayo6749/
Kga6749/
Kca6744/
Gka6744/
Kyh6740/
Kuyaya6736/
Khayaa6733/
Geekay6730/
Khayah6729/
Khayeh6728/
Khayoh6724/
Kky6722/
Cky6715/
Kayaja6714/
Kahayu6714/
Hky6712/
Kayehe679/
Hkayet679/
Khaiyo678/
Qka678/
Koyaya677/
Qky677/
Gky676/
Kaihyo676/
K'Haya675/
Kqy675/
Kayouh674/
Kayova674/
Kaujiy674/
Khayid674/
Kaytth674/
Kéa673/
Kojaya673/
Khayou673/
Khaytt673/
Khayus673/
Khayie673/
Kaiaya673/
Kqa673/
Kahyoe672/
Keiaya672/
Kauyoh672/
Kayeed672/
Kayhee672/
Kayihe672/
Káa672/
Ckhaya671/
Khajyo671/
Khaaya671/
Khaaye671/
Khayau671/
Khayii671/
Khayij671/
Khayuh671/
Khayuo671/
Khauiy671/
Kkhays671/
Kauhiy671/
Kauyoe671/
Kauyot671/
Kcahya671/
Kayuph671/
Kayadt671/
Kayaia671/
Kayeph671/
Kayhie671/
Kayhoo671/
Kayhou671/
Kayije671/
Kaytch671/
Kayjhs671/
Kayodt671/
Kayohz671/
Kayoth671/
Kayout671/
Kayoux671/
Kahyah671/
Kahyed671/
Kahyoh671/
Kah'ya671/
Kaiyoh671/
K'A671/
Ka'aya671/
Ka'yah671/
Kàa671/
Keyaya671/
Khayos671/
Kauysh671/
Kaydpp671/
Khaych671/
Khayha671/
Khayth671/
Kaauey671/
Hkkayh671/

Kay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kay in the Russian language
Кайkaj-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kay