How common is the last name Kay?

22,730 people in the United States have the last name Kay, about 1 in 13,150. It ranks #1,538 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

KAY

#1,538

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
22,730
About
1 in 13,150
This common or more
44.7%
Who bears it

Of the 22,730 people with the last name Kay, 82.6% reported their origin as White, 4.9% as Black and 4.7% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Kay

1 other last name also has 22,730 people.

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kay, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Kay ranks #684 of 53,615, with 77,013 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1942, with 3,718 births. See Kay as a first name

Compare