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In 2024, 4,276 boys in the United States were named Kai, making it the 76th most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 177th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 5,724 births.
Records for Kai go back to 1926, and 74,652 babies have been given the name since.
A name with multiple cultural origins meaning "sea" in Hawaiian. Its compact form has an exotic, cross-cultural appeal. Hawaiian name meaning "sea" with Scandinavian, Chinese, and Japanese roots. Short, strong, and multicultural.
Kai is of Hawaiian/Scandinavian origin, described as international and modern in style.
In 2024, Kai went to 213 girls and 4,276 boys — 95% boys.
In practice it reads as a boys' name in the US.
A name with multiple cultural origins meaning "sea" in Hawaiian. Its compact form has an exotic, cross-cultural appeal.
Kai is of Hawaiian/Scandinavian origin, and is usually described as international and modern in style.
In 2024, 4,276 boys in the United States were named Kai, making it the 76th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024, Kai went to 213 girls and 4,276 boys — 95% boys. In practice it reads as a boys' name in the US.