for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Kai name popularity in England and Wales
Kai ranked #78 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 672 boys named Kai.
ONS
1,308 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Kai for boys and girls
Girls
40.6% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Boys
67299.4% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Kai in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 672 | #78 |
| 2025 | girls | 4 | #4866 |
| 2024 | boys | 735 | #72 |
| 2024 | girls | 4 | #4843 |
| 2023 | boys | 693 | #74 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #4056 |
| 2022 | boys | 799 | #72 |
| 2022 | girls | 7 | #3148 |
| 2021 | boys | 639 | #91 |
| 2021 | girls | 5 | #3961 |
| 2020 | boys | 579 | #103 |
| 2020 | girls | 7 | #3117 |
Show full history (57 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 672 | #78 |
| 2025 | girls | 4 | #4866 |
| 2024 | boys | 735 | #72 |
| 2024 | girls | 4 | #4843 |
| 2023 | boys | 693 | #74 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #4056 |
| 2022 | boys | 799 | #72 |
| 2022 | girls | 7 | #3148 |
| 2021 | boys | 639 | #91 |
| 2021 | girls | 5 | #3961 |
| 2020 | boys | 579 | #103 |
| 2020 | girls | 7 | #3117 |
| 2019 | boys | 569 | #109 |
| 2019 | girls | 4 | #4686 |
| 2018 | boys | 634 | #100 |
| 2018 | girls | 4 | #4684 |
| 2017 | boys | 691 | #93 |
| 2016 | boys | 794 | #87 |
| 2016 | girls | 7 | #3214 |
| 2015 | boys | 775 | #86 |
| 2014 | boys | 858 | #77 |
| 2013 | boys | 1,002 | #64 |
| 2013 | girls | 5 | #4050 |
| 2012 | boys | 1,075 | #63 |
| 2012 | girls | 7 | #3285 |
| 2011 | boys | 1,211 | #56 |
| 2011 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
| 2010 | boys | 1,308 | #56 |
| 2010 | girls | 3 | #5707 |
| 2009 | boys | 1,012 | #68 |
| 2009 | girls | 10 | #2326 |
| 2008 | boys | 1,057 | #68 |
| 2008 | girls | 6 | #3397 |
| 2007 | boys | 1,198 | #62 |
| 2007 | girls | 7 | #2895 |
| 2006 | boys | 1,213 | #63 |
| 2006 | girls | 10 | #2137 |
| 2005 | boys | 1,024 | #66 |
| 2005 | girls | 13 | #1690 |
| 2004 | boys | 1,044 | #62 |
| 2004 | girls | 18 | #1252 |
| 2003 | boys | 1,119 | #56 |
| 2003 | girls | 13 | #1552 |
| 2002 | boys | 1,037 | #59 |
| 2002 | girls | 14 | #1372 |
| 2001 | boys | 922 | #64 |
| 2001 | girls | 10 | #1728 |
| 2000 | boys | 723 | #73 |
| 2000 | girls | 10 | #1688 |
| 1999 | boys | 584 | #89 |
| 1999 | girls | 13 | #1393 |
| 1998 | boys | 528 | #100 |
| 1998 | girls | 12 | #1480 |
| 1997 | boys | 397 | #112 |
| 1997 | girls | 17 | #1126 |
| 1996 | boys | 212 | #161 |
| 1996 | girls | 7 | #2096 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.