for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Kai name popularity in the United States
Kai ranked #93 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 3,768 boys named Kai.
SSA
5,374 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Kai for boys and girls
Girls
2345.8% in 2025 · data from 1953 to 2025
Boys
3,76894.2% in 2025 · data from 1926 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 | 3,768 | #93 |
| 2025 | girls | 234 | #1053 |
| 2024 | boys | 4,301 | #76 |
| 2024 | girls | 214 | #1128 |
| 2023 | boys | 4,976 | #61 |
| 2023 | girls | 282 | #940 |
| 2022 | boys | 5,374 | #59 |
| 2022 | girls | 358 | #789 |
| 2021 | boys | 4,641 | #70 |
| 2021 | girls | 371 | #768 |
| 2020 | boys | 3,867 | #93 |
| 2020 | girls | 344 | #791 |
Show full history (150 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 3,768 | #93 |
| 2025 | girls | 234 | #1053 |
| 2024 | boys | 4,301 | #76 |
| 2024 | girls | 214 | #1128 |
| 2023 | boys | 4,976 | #61 |
| 2023 | girls | 282 | #940 |
| 2022 | boys | 5,374 | #59 |
| 2022 | girls | 358 | #789 |
| 2021 | boys | 4,641 | #70 |
| 2021 | girls | 371 | #768 |
| 2020 | boys | 3,867 | #93 |
| 2020 | girls | 344 | #791 |
| 2019 | boys | 3,744 | #100 |
| 2019 | girls | 338 | #809 |
| 2018 | boys | 3,463 | #112 |
| 2018 | girls | 318 | #853 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,158 | #126 |
| 2017 | girls | 338 | #808 |
| 2016 | boys | 2,895 | #145 |
| 2016 | girls | 320 | #876 |
| 2015 | boys | 2,852 | #145 |
| 2015 | girls | 311 | #888 |
| 2014 | boys | 2,411 | #177 |
| 2014 | girls | 270 | #989 |
| 2013 | boys | 1,983 | #199 |
| 2013 | girls | 282 | #906 |
| 2012 | boys | 1,938 | #197 |
| 2012 | girls | 281 | #917 |
| 2011 | boys | 1,790 | #202 |
| 2011 | girls | 294 | #887 |
| 2010 | boys | 1,750 | #205 |
| 2010 | girls | 268 | #955 |
| 2009 | boys | 1,759 | #213 |
| 2009 | girls | 235 | #1085 |
| 2008 | boys | 1,609 | #229 |
| 2008 | girls | 234 | #1104 |
| 2007 | boys | 1,399 | #252 |
| 2007 | girls | 210 | #1199 |
| 2006 | boys | 1,451 | #238 |
| 2006 | girls | 180 | #1299 |
| 2005 | boys | 1,413 | #239 |
| 2005 | girls | 185 | #1227 |
| 2004 | boys | 1,324 | #248 |
| 2004 | girls | 164 | #1302 |
| 2003 | boys | 1,217 | #264 |
| 2003 | girls | 148 | #1365 |
| 2002 | boys | 1,108 | #276 |
| 2002 | girls | 158 | #1252 |
| 2001 | boys | 718 | #370 |
| 2001 | girls | 128 | #1468 |
| 2000 | boys | 622 | #403 |
| 2000 | girls | 131 | #1412 |
| 1999 | boys | 465 | #478 |
| 1999 | girls | 144 | #1279 |
| 1998 | boys | 363 | #548 |
| 1998 | girls | 126 | #1366 |
| 1997 | boys | 322 | #575 |
| 1997 | girls | 128 | #1343 |
| 1996 | boys | 297 | #598 |
| 1996 | girls | 87 | #1722 |
| 1995 | boys | 357 | #534 |
| 1995 | girls | 81 | #1776 |
| 1994 | boys | 216 | #710 |
| 1994 | girls | 88 | #1688 |
| 1993 | boys | 182 | #783 |
| 1993 | girls | 79 | #1830 |
| 1992 | boys | 159 | #836 |
| 1992 | girls | 68 | #2010 |
| 1991 | boys | 155 | #831 |
| 1991 | girls | 53 | #2388 |
| 1990 | boys | 124 | #926 |
| 1990 | girls | 51 | #2402 |
| 1989 | boys | 140 | #848 |
| 1989 | girls | 38 | #2879 |
| 1988 | boys | 93 | #1013 |
| 1988 | girls | 43 | #2489 |
| 1987 | boys | 105 | #921 |
| 1987 | girls | 34 | #2852 |
| 1986 | boys | 96 | #932 |
| 1986 | girls | 29 | #3135 |
| 1985 | boys | 99 | #910 |
| 1985 | girls | 33 | #2804 |
| 1984 | boys | 85 | #960 |
| 1984 | girls | 49 | #2050 |
| 1983 | boys | 75 | #1022 |
| 1983 | girls | 37 | #2475 |
| 1982 | boys | 94 | #920 |
| 1982 | girls | 40 | #2414 |
| 1981 | boys | 88 | #959 |
| 1981 | girls | 46 | #2195 |
| 1980 | boys | 83 | #989 |
| 1980 | girls | 64 | #1735 |
| 1979 | boys | 87 | #945 |
| 1979 | girls | 56 | #1874 |
| 1978 | boys | 74 | #1005 |
| 1978 | girls | 67 | #1598 |
| 1977 | boys | 66 | #1064 |
| 1977 | girls | 45 | #2091 |
| 1976 | boys | 54 | #1163 |
| 1976 | girls | 42 | #2060 |
| 1975 | boys | 58 | #1099 |
| 1975 | girls | 41 | #2097 |
| 1974 | boys | 50 | #1171 |
| 1974 | girls | 43 | #1961 |
| 1973 | boys | 53 | #1123 |
| 1973 | girls | 44 | #1885 |
| 1972 | boys | 52 | #1129 |
| 1972 | girls | 46 | #1832 |
| 1971 | boys | 40 | #1330 |
| 1971 | girls | 24 | #2874 |
| 1970 | boys | 58 | #1070 |
| 1970 | girls | 21 | #3110 |
| 1969 | boys | 46 | #1152 |
| 1969 | girls | 6 | #6617 |
| 1968 | boys | 47 | #1083 |
| 1968 | girls | 13 | #3789 |
| 1967 | boys | 40 | #1181 |
| 1967 | girls | 14 | #3484 |
| 1966 | boys | 36 | #1259 |
| 1966 | girls | 10 | #4198 |
| 1965 | boys | 33 | #1335 |
| 1965 | girls | 15 | #3264 |
| 1964 | boys | 32 | #1384 |
| 1964 | girls | 6 | #6009 |
| 1963 | boys | 35 | #1318 |
| 1963 | girls | 8 | #4896 |
| 1962 | boys | 29 | #1454 |
| 1962 | girls | 14 | #3438 |
| 1961 | boys | 23 | #1686 |
| 1961 | girls | 9 | #4546 |
| 1960 | boys | 20 | #1812 |
| 1960 | girls | 7 | #5168 |
| 1959 | boys | 26 | #1559 |
| 1959 | girls | 7 | #5031 |
| 1958 | boys | 20 | #1766 |
| 1958 | girls | 9 | #4193 |
| 1957 | boys | 16 | #2019 |
| 1957 | girls | 12 | #3489 |
| 1956 | boys | 12 | #2361 |
| 1955 | boys | 22 | #1646 |
| 1954 | boys | 14 | #2114 |
| 1953 | boys | 10 | #2531 |
| 1953 | girls | 5 | #5673 |
| 1952 | boys | 5 | #3734 |
| 1951 | boys | 14 | #2055 |
| 1950 | boys | 9 | #2580 |
| 1949 | boys | 5 | #3690 |
| 1944 | boys | 5 | #3430 |
| 1932 | boys | 6 | #3361 |
| 1926 | boys | 6 | #3708 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.