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Kai Name Popularity

How popular is the name Kai? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
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1918 — 0 0%
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1920 — 0 0%
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1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
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1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 2,415 5 0.0003%
1962 — 0 0%
1963 — 0 0%
1964 — 0 0%
1965 — 0 0%
1966 — 0 0%
1967 2,165 6 0.0004%
1968 — 0 0%
1969 — 0 0%
1970 — 0 0%
1971 2,035 10 0.0007%
1972 1,528 23 0.0017%
1973 1,646 19 0.0015%
1974 1,659 20 0.0015%
1975 1,719 19 0.0015%
1976 1,736 18 0.0014%
1977 1,823 18 0.0013%
1978 1,497 32 0.0024%
1979 1,690 26 0.0018%
1980 1,640 28 0.0019%
1981 1,723 25 0.0017%
1982 1,706 26 0.0017%
1983 2,598 7 0.0005%
1984 1,652 27 0.0018%
1985 2,663 7 0.0005%
1986 3,155 5 0.0003%
1987 2,956 6 0.0004%
1988 2,049 20 0.0013%
1989 2,815 10 0.0006%
1990 2,800 11 0.0007%
1991 2,224 21 0.0013%
1992 1,871 34 0.0021%
1993 1,720 41 0.0026%
1994 1,523 54 0.0035%
1995 1,507 56 0.0037%
1996 1,733 40 0.0027%
1997 1,229 95 0.0064%
1998 1,395 72 0.0048%
1999 1,265 93 0.0062%
2000 1,287 95 0.0062%
2001 1,391 81 0.0054%
2002 1,217 110 0.0073%
2003 1,334 95 0.0062%
2004 1,278 107 0.007%
2005 1,246 122 0.008%
2006 1,212 138 0.0088%
2007 1,204 145 0.0092%
2008 1,064 186 0.012%
2009 1,032 190 0.0127%
2010 901 234 0.0162%
2011 843 256 0.018%
2012 898 226 0.0159%
2013 874 231 0.0162%
2014 916 224 0.0154%
2015 832 266 0.0183%
2016 832 271 0.0188%
2017 777 279 0.02%
2018 801 264 0.0192%
2019 740 298 0.022%
2020 790 288 0.0226%
2021 768 299 0.0245%
2022 785 314 0.0238%

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Names Like Kai

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What names are variants of Kai?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Kai.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Kaia

Pure

Scandinavian

What names sound like Kai?

If you like how Kai sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Kai.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cai

Feminine

Vietnamese

Gai

Glad, lighthearted

French

Lists With Kai

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Siblings of Kai

Mamas with kids named Kai also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Anora

Honor

Latin

Jude

Praise

English

13 Comments

  1. We chose the name Kai for our final baby. Boy or girl, her name was going to be Kai. She joined Jude (now 7) and Luna (now 4). We loved how unique it was, but not too off the beaten path. Totally suits her little personality: can be super calm and peaceful or raging wild like a tsunami

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    • I love this Kai lovely babe;oh WOW!!!?;

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  2. Hey there! I live in Hawaii with 5 kids, Alaska (10), Crystal (CeCe) (9), Kai (6), Bayr (2), Paisleigh (8 months). I love my beautiful children so much and I think that Kai is such a beautiful name. Since we live in Hawaii, I wanted to name at least one of our kids a Hawaiian name to show our culture! That?s why I chose Kai. I also thought Koa would be cute, but I had a dream that my sweet angel was named Kai and that is what we settled on! Our other kids names aren’t hawaiian but that is because we wanted to name them more rare names that you don’t often see in Hawaii! Comment if you have any questions about any of my kids?s names!

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    • That is so cute! I love name Kai….. does Koa go by Kai? Or is Kai her real name? Also I love the uniqueness of all of your kids names… I feel like I have so many questions but how do you pronounce Bayr? I was thinking in my mind “Bear” but I am just curious because I am pregnant with a baby boy and I don’t know what I’m going to name him!

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      • Hey to clear things up, yes Kai?s real name is Koa but she goes by Kai at her homeschool Program and she is called Kai by family and friends! And yes…Bayr is pronounced exactly like ?bear!? I hope you fin a beautiful name for your baby boy!

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  3. Like names that work for both boys & girls
    Also in Hebrew is an acronym for the holiness of the land of Israel. Thought it has a cool significance since we are jewish.

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  4. 27 years ago I went to my local library in Riverside,CA looking for an African girls name that started with “K”. I found Kai. In the country of Nigeria the Yoruba dialect for girl name Kai means “love.” In South African Kai means “Beautiful“. I have found “Beautiful One; Good; Woman;…” as well as “From the Sea; Lovable;…”
    I Chose “LOVABLE”. As written in this book as a West African name. Which she is ?

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    • Thank you, Nannette. You’re correct. I’m Kai that means pretty or beautiful. And I coincidently have a close friend that is also named Kai and hers is also African meaning love. The African meanings for Kai aren’t as well known as Hawaiian, Japanese, and Scandinavian.

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  5. We loved that it had multiple meanings in different languages, it was easy to say and spell, but not super common. Our thought was that when she gets to school, there’s very little chance she’s going to have three other Kai’s to contend with.

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  6. I fell in love with this name and thats the one… Baby Kai

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  7. Kai means from the sea~

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  8. We wanted something different and loved the name.

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  9. Hey there,
    Just to let you know, I live in NZ and kai means food in M?ori.

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