Ki — Baby Name Popularity & Trends

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 20% girls / 80% boys

Origin: Korean

Ki first appears in the data in 1946 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 20 babies (rank #4,128 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ki

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1946	5	#3,781
1954	5	#4,113
1957	7	#3,416
1958	8	#3,158
1962	5	#4,362
1964	7	#3,460
1965	5	#4,208
1966	7	#3,388
1967	6	#3,782
1969	8	#3,456
1976	7	#4,696
1977	5	#6,372
1979	6	#5,746
1981	5	#6,818
1982	5	#6,901
1984	5	#6,872
1985	5	#7,102
1986	6	#6,356
1987	7	#5,805
1989	8	#5,949
1990	10	#5,206
1991	6	#7,808
1992	8	#6,425
1993	10	#5,592
1994	9	#6,123
1996	7	#7,591
1997	6	#8,765
1998	13	#5,047
1999	7	#8,336
2000	6	#9,770
2001	11	#6,254
2002	20	#4,128
2003	13	#5,737
2004	11	#6,792
2005	18	#4,741
2006	6	#11,415
2007	8	#9,377
2008	8	#9,478
2009	13	#6,656
2010	10	#7,896
2011	5	#13,438
2012	12	#6,850
2013	9	#8,487
2014	13	#6,485
2015	5	#13,138
2016	10	#7,907
2017	13	#6,512
2018	7	#10,255
2019	10	#7,954
2020	5	#13,177
2021	8	#9,299
2022	7	#10,371

Year

Babies

Rank

1946

#3,781

1954

#4,113

1957

#3,416

1958

#3,158

1962

#4,362

1964

#3,460

1965

#4,208

1966

#3,388

1967

#3,782

1969

#3,456

1976

#4,696

1977

#6,372

1979

#5,746

1981

#6,818

1982

#6,901

1984

#6,872

1985

#7,102

1986

#6,356

1987

#5,805

1989

#5,949

1990

#5,206

1991

#7,808

1992

#6,425

1993

#5,592

1994

#6,123

1996

#7,591

1997

#8,765

1998

#5,047

1999

#8,336

2000

#9,770

2001

#6,254

2002

#4,128

2003

#5,737

2004

#6,792

2005

#4,741

2006

#11,415

2007

#9,377

2008

#9,478

2009

#6,656

2010

#7,896

2011

#13,438

2012

#6,850

2013

#8,487

2014

#6,485

2015

#13,138

2016

#7,907

2017

#6,512

2018

#10,255

2019

#7,954

2020

#13,177

2021

#9,299

2022

#10,371

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Numerology of Ki

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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