Kai

Given to 78,710 US babies since 1926

▲ Rising +22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1053

recorded as girls

75 since 2024

#93

recorded as boys

17 since 2024

Babies in 2025

4,002

girls 234 · boys 3,768

Peak year

2022

5,374 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

78,710

since 1926

Born a Kai? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kai was most popular in 2022, when 5,374 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,768 babies were named Kai, ranking #93 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 22%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	234	1053	3,768	93
2024	214	1128	4,301	76
2023	282	940	4,976	61
2022	358	789	5,374	59
2021	371	768	4,641	70
2020	344	791	3,867	93
2019	338	809	3,744	100
2018	318	853	3,463	112
2017	338	808	3,158	126
2016	320	876	2,895	145
2015	311	888	2,852	145
2014	270	989	2,411	177
2013	282	906	1,983	199
2012	281	917	1,938	197
2011	294	887	1,790	202
2010	268	955	1,750	205
2009	235	1085	1,759	213
2008	234	1104	1,609	229
2007	210	1199	1,399	252
2006	180	1299	1,451	238
2005	185	1227	1,413	239
2004	164	1302	1,324	248
2003	148	1365	1,217	264
2002	158	1252	1,108	276
2001	128	1468	718	370
2000	131	1412	622	403
1999	144	1279	465	478
1998	126	1366	363	548
1997	128	1343	322	575
1996	87	1722	297	598
1995	81	1776	357	534
1994	88	1688	216	710
1993	79	1830	182	783
1992	68	2010	159	836
1991	53	2388	155	831
1990	51	2402	124	926
1989	38	2879	140	848
1988	43	2489	93	1013
1987	34	2852	105	921
1986	29	3135	96	932
1985	33	2804	99	910
1984	49	2050	85	960
1983	37	2475	75	1022
1982	40	2414	94	920
1981	46	2195	88	959
1980	64	1735	83	989
1979	56	1874	87	945
1978	67	1598	74	1005
1977	45	2091	66	1064
1976	42	2060	54	1163
1975	41	2097	58	1099
1974	43	1961	50	1171
1973	44	1885	53	1123
1972	46	1832	52	1129
1971	24	2874	40	1330
1970	21	3110	58	1070
1969	6	6617	46	1152
1968	13	3789	47	1083
1967	14	3484	40	1181
1966	10	4198	36	1259
1965	15	3264	33	1335
1964	6	6009	32	1384
1963	8	4896	35	1318
1962	14	3438	29	1454
1961	9	4546	23	1686
1960	7	5168	20	1812
1959	7	5031	26	1559
1958	9	4193	20	1766
1957	12	3489	16	2019
1956	<5	—	12	2361
1955	<5	—	22	1646
1954	<5	—	14	2114
1953	5	5673	10	2531
1952	<5	—	5	3734
1951	<5	—	14	2055
1950	<5	—	9	2580
1949	<5	—	5	3690
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	5	3430
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
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1936	<5	—	<5	—
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1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	6	3361
1931	<5	—	<5	—
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	6	3708