Kai

Boy Germanic languages #940 in 2023

Kai is a boy name of Germanic languages origin.

Meaning of Kai

Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the rare medieval English male given name Kay.

Popularity of Kai

Popularity, 1926–2023

5,249 births in 2023

1926 2023

62,133 U.S. births recorded from 1926–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2022

5,724 babies

First recorded

1926

97 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.