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I say Kay as short for okay, haha. I can only imagine a woman in her 40’s-50’s named Kay. Not a fan, it doesn’t sound that nice.

My grandmother's name was Kay. She was born in the late 1930s at the height of this name's popularity. I like the name cause it reminds me of her, but if she wasn't my relative, I don't think I'd spend very long thinking about this name.

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As others have said, it's very short and simple... almost too simple. Nowadays, Kayla or Kayleigh are pretty popular, so this name is associated moreso with those names than Katherine, where it came from originally.

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Trends show that more complicated, multi-syllable names are growing in popularity, whereas names like "Anne", "Jill", "Jane", "Mae" were the style 100+ years ago. This name isn't outrageously strange, but your kid will definitely stand out with such a staccato name.

Simply just a boring name, 1 syllable name.

Nice and straightforward. I like it.

Kay is a succinct and totally welcome change in a world full of oversweet, sentimental names.

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I also adore Jane and Jill.

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You lucky girls with these concise and unafraid names!

Too simple for a legal name. It's also a short form of "Okay".

Nah... not my thing. "Hey, Kay!". That would just sound plain weird.

Just forgot to mention, it's better than Kaylee or Kaytee or whatever.

Definitely more mature than Kaylee or Kayla.

Too simple for a first name.

Boring.

Much better than Kaylee and Kayla.

I love Kay as a nickname for Kayla. Omg, it has such a pretty sound.

A filler name or nickname. Too short as a stand-alone name, in my opinion. Pretty boring as a first name. Well, it's okay. Lol.

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What happened in 1929 to spike the popularity?

I like Kay.
I much prefer it to Katherine. As many Medieval forms it is simpler and neat. I would pronounce it like KIE so people would not assume that it is just the letter K.

Ugly and old-ladyish.

This name seems more like a nickname for me. I don't like it as a middle name or full name, just a nickname.

My middle name is Kay and my grandmother also has it for her middle name. I hate when I tell people my middle name is Kay and they say "Wait, so it starts with a K?" or "K as in the letter?".

Very short, simple, straight forward name. Makes for a decent middle name.
It's my middle name and to be quite frank, I've never cared for it. To me, it's rather boring and plain. I feel bad because it's also my mom's middle name and I see that there are a lot of people who have it and like it... So long as you like and are happy with it, no one else's opinion matters.
As for my mom, maybe if I start spelling it with an "e" as in "Kaye" I can reconcile my feelings about it a little. Still sounds the same, but I think it looks a tad better. (Not unlike the "e" in "Anne" from Anne of Green Gables I guess).

I think this name sounds like a name someone would use in the past and not the modern days. I still think it sounds cute for a dog but not as good for a person. Also, I think this name is feminine and not masculine. Who would have the thought to make it masculine?

My name is Kay. When I was young I wanted a fancier name. Now I love my name. It is simple, straightforward, feminine, and just a bit sweet. Additionally there is not a nickname for it. As an adult this is an advantage as I am not called something childish and little girly as so many women are.

Can be a bit of a filler, and would often be assumed as just the initial, rather than the actual name.

I agree with Hushpupy, both Lee and Kay could be used as good filler middle names if you can't come up with any.

I love the way this name looks: Kay. It just looks cheerful written out. It is sweet and spunky, yet old-fashioned. I think it is nice as a nickname or a given name.

I can't see this as a given name. It's way too short and boring.

I personally think Kay is an awesome name, whether it's a nickname, first name or middle name.

My middle name is Kay. It was my mother's middle name, and I've never really liked it. It's a bit too plain for my tastes, but, I'm stuck with it. When I tell someone my middle name, they always think it's an initial and I don't really have a middle name. That's why I don't like it.

This is sort of friendly and it's better for a girl named Katherine to be Kay than one of a thousand Kates.

I love Kay either as a stand-alone or a nickname for Kaya. I also think it's weirdly handsome on a guy.

I like the name Kay. I think it's pretty and simple. It's also my sister's middle name, and her first name is Laura. My parents call her Laura Kay a lot. Also it can be a nickname for any name that starts with Kay. (ex. Kayleigh)

This name has been in my family for three generations. I still think it's a pretty with an impression of someone who's kind-hearted, even if it is a simple one-syllable name.