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It Also Means Food In Maori And Willow Tree In Navajo .
Kai Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
86.47%
Male
13.53%
Female
Kai is predominantly a boys name, with 13.53% of Kais being girls, and 86.47% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 44289 males named Kai, and 6929 females given the name
Popularity of Kai by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Kai in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Kai: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Kai' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Kai in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Kai's average ranking is 6530.06, with it's highest ever rank being #250. Kai has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 0 times, and has reached the top hundred names 0 times.
Kai has been used in the United States ever since 1926, with over 51218 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Kai gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2015, when it's usage went up by 118.43%. During this year, 2838 babies were named Kai, which was 0.0775% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.079%, in this year alone more than 3000 boys were named Kai.
Popular 'K' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'K'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with K. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'K' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'K-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | 1. | 143. | 4526 | 0.125% |
| Kayden | 2. | 165. | 3987 | 0.11% |
| Kingston | 3. | 226. | 3109 | 0.086% |
| Kaiden | 4. | 251. | 2870 | 0.079% |
| Kai | 5. | 252. | 2862 | 0.079% |
| King | 6. | 272. | 2642 | 0.073% |
| Kaleb | 7. | 312. | 2245 | 0.062% |
| Karter | 8. | 329. | 2114 | 0.058% |
| Kyle | 9. | 350. | 2018 | 0.056% |
| Kaden | 10. | 351. | 2017 | 0.056% |
| Kenneth | 11. | 375. | 1901 | 0.053% |
| Knox | 12. | 456. | 1527 | 0.042% |
| Kameron | 13. | 471. | 1436 | 0.04% |
| Killian | 14. | 495. | 1376 | 0.038% |
| Keegan | 15. | 525. | 1282 | 0.035% |
| Kyrie | 16. | 534. | 1256 | 0.035% |
| Kyler | 17. | 567. | 1176 | 0.033% |
| Karson | 18. | 610. | 1097 | 0.03% |
| Kash | 19. | 725. | 898 | 0.025% |
| Kason | 20. | 744. | 873 | 0.024% |