Kai
Boy and girl name
Kai meaning
sea
Kai at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #76 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,129 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- ocean
- nature
Kai popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1960 | #1,813 | 20 |
| 1970 | #1,070 | 58 |
| 1980 | #989 | 83 |
| 1990 | #926 | 124 |
| 2000 | #403 | 622 |
| 2010 | #205 | 1,749 |
| 2020 | #93 | 3,863 |
| 2022 | #59 | 5,366 |
| 2024 | #76 | 4,276 |
All 79 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1932 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1951 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1953 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1954 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1955 | #1,646 | 22 |
| 1956 | #2,360 | 12 |
| 1957 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1958 | #1,767 | 20 |
| 1959 | #1,557 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,813 | 20 |
| 1961 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1962 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1963 | #1,319 | 35 |
| 1964 | #1,384 | 32 |
| 1965 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1966 | #1,259 | 36 |
| 1967 | #1,181 | 40 |
| 1968 | #1,083 | 47 |
| 1969 | #1,153 | 46 |
| 1970 | #1,070 | 58 |
| 1971 | #1,330 | 40 |
| 1972 | #1,120 | 53 |
| 1973 | #1,123 | 53 |
| 1974 | #1,170 | 50 |
| 1975 | #1,099 | 58 |
| 1976 | #1,163 | 54 |
| 1977 | #1,064 | 66 |
| 1978 | #1,005 | 74 |
| 1979 | #946 | 87 |
| 1980 | #989 | 83 |
| 1981 | #953 | 89 |
| 1982 | #917 | 95 |
| 1983 | #1,022 | 75 |
| 1984 | #959 | 85 |
| 1985 | #910 | 99 |
| 1986 | #932 | 96 |
| 1987 | #921 | 105 |
| 1988 | #1,012 | 93 |
| 1989 | #847 | 140 |
| 1990 | #926 | 124 |
| 1991 | #831 | 155 |
| 1992 | #836 | 159 |
| 1993 | #783 | 182 |
| 1994 | #712 | 215 |
| 1995 | #534 | 357 |
| 1996 | #598 | 297 |
| 1997 | #575 | 322 |
| 1998 | #548 | 363 |
| 1999 | #478 | 465 |
| 2000 | #403 | 622 |
| 2001 | #370 | 718 |
| 2002 | #276 | 1,108 |
| 2003 | #264 | 1,217 |
| 2004 | #248 | 1,324 |
| 2005 | #239 | 1,413 |
| 2006 | #238 | 1,451 |
| 2007 | #252 | 1,399 |
| 2008 | #229 | 1,609 |
| 2009 | #213 | 1,759 |
| 2010 | #205 | 1,749 |
| 2011 | #202 | 1,790 |
| 2012 | #196 | 1,938 |
| 2013 | #199 | 1,983 |
| 2014 | #177 | 2,411 |
| 2015 | #145 | 2,852 |
| 2016 | #145 | 2,895 |
| 2017 | #126 | 3,155 |
| 2018 | #112 | 3,462 |
| 2019 | #100 | 3,741 |
| 2020 | #93 | 3,863 |
| 2021 | #70 | 4,638 |
| 2022 | #59 | 5,366 |
| 2023 | #61 | 4,967 |
| 2024 | #76 | 4,276 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | #5,674 | 5 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,735 | 64 |
| 1990 | #2,402 | 51 |
| 2000 | #1,412 | 131 |
| 2010 | #955 | 268 |
| 2020 | #791 | 344 |
| 2021 | #768 | 371 |
| 2024 | #1,129 | 213 |
All 69 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | #5,674 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
| 1961 | #4,548 | 9 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
| 1964 | #6,008 | 6 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 |
| 1969 | #6,618 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1971 | #2,874 | 24 |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 |
| 1973 | #1,885 | 44 |
| 1974 | #1,962 | 43 |
| 1975 | #2,097 | 41 |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 |
| 1977 | #2,092 | 45 |
| 1978 | #1,598 | 67 |
| 1979 | #1,874 | 56 |
| 1980 | #1,735 | 64 |
| 1981 | #2,195 | 46 |
| 1982 | #2,415 | 40 |
| 1983 | #2,476 | 37 |
| 1984 | #2,050 | 49 |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 |
| 1986 | #3,134 | 29 |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 |
| 1988 | #2,489 | 43 |
| 1989 | #2,879 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,402 | 51 |
| 1991 | #2,388 | 53 |
| 1992 | #2,009 | 68 |
| 1993 | #1,830 | 79 |
| 1994 | #1,688 | 88 |
| 1995 | #1,776 | 81 |
| 1996 | #1,722 | 87 |
| 1997 | #1,343 | 128 |
| 1998 | #1,366 | 126 |
| 1999 | #1,279 | 144 |
| 2000 | #1,412 | 131 |
| 2001 | #1,468 | 128 |
| 2002 | #1,252 | 158 |
| 2003 | #1,365 | 148 |
| 2004 | #1,302 | 164 |
| 2005 | #1,227 | 185 |
| 2006 | #1,299 | 180 |
| 2007 | #1,199 | 210 |
| 2008 | #1,104 | 234 |
| 2009 | #1,085 | 235 |
| 2010 | #955 | 268 |
| 2011 | #887 | 294 |
| 2012 | #917 | 281 |
| 2013 | #905 | 282 |
| 2014 | #989 | 270 |
| 2015 | #888 | 311 |
| 2016 | #876 | 320 |
| 2017 | #808 | 338 |
| 2018 | #853 | 318 |
| 2019 | #809 | 338 |
| 2020 | #791 | 344 |
| 2021 | #768 | 371 |
| 2022 | #789 | 358 |
| 2023 | #940 | 282 |
| 2024 | #1,129 | 213 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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