Kai

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Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

The name Kai has various origins and meanings in different cultures: In Estonian, Kai is a female name derived from Katherine. In Persian, Kai, or Kay, is a male name, meaning "king". It is also the name of a mythological shah in the Shahnameh.

From Wikipedia

Kai first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 468 babies (rank #51 that year). In 2024 it was given to 468 boys (rank #51). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Kai

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kai yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

8,077
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
468
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199128#589
199242#474
199338#497
199421#697
199533#567
199646#455
199753#419
199859#379
199960#367
200072#332
2001101#243
2002141#195
2003167#178
2004193#159
2005218#140
2006223#145
2007234#148
2008278#136
2009296#131
2010307#127
2011269#142
2012278#143
2013272#141
2014337#124
2015327#123
2016325#124
2017319#122
2018363#100
2019380#91
2020400#80
2021452#73
2022463#57
2023445#58
2024468#51