Kai

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 1,308 babies (rank #56 that year). In 2024 it was given to 735 boys (rank #72). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

23,469
Total babies (all years)
27
Years in the data
1,308
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
1996212#161
1997397#112
1998528#100
1999584#89
2000723#73
2001922#64
20021,037#59
20031,119#56
20041,044#62
20051,024#66
20061,213#63
20071,198#62
20081,057#68
20091,012#68
20101,308#56
20111,211#56
20121,075#63
20131,002#64
2014858#77
2015775#86
2016794#87
2017691#93
2018634#101
2021639#92
2022799#72
2023693#74
2024735#72