Kay

English, diminutive of Katherine, Greek

"pure"

Kay Origin and Meaning

Variation of Katherine

Kay Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Popularity of the name Kay

• 1144 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Kay

• Kathryn Ann "Kay" Bailey Hutchison U.S. Senator from Texas
• Katherine Linn "Kay" Sage American surrealist artist
• Kay Starr (born Katherine Laverne Starks) American singer
• (Stephanie) Kay Panabaker American actress
• Marsha "Miss Kay" Robertson matriarch on TV's "Duck Dynasty"
• Kay Redfield Jamison American clinical psychologist
• Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink) American children's author
• (Justine) Kay Kendall English actress
• Kay Ann Lenz American actress
• Kay Francis (born Katharine Edwina Gibbs) American actress
• Kristin "Kay" Boutilier Canadian singer,songwriter
• Katharine Faulkner "Kay" Swift American composer, namesake of musical "Oh, Kay!"

The name Kay in Pop Culture

• Mary Kay American cosmetics company
• Kay Jewelers chain with motto "Every kiss begins with Kay"
• Katherine "Kay" Corleone character from "The Godfather"
• Kay Bennett character on soap "Passions"
• "If You See Kay " a song by alternative rock band The Script
• Kay Faraday from Ace Attorney Investigations
• Kay Scarpetta character in books by Patricia Cornwell
• Lady Kay character in musical "Oh, Kay!"