Kai Name Popularity
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How popular is Kai?
The somewhat popular name Kai was the 113th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #113 for the first time this year with 3,421 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Kai was less than 5, most recently in 1948.
Approximately during the years 1952-1955, 1956-1959, 1960-1963, 1964-1970, 1974-1979, 1990-1995, 1996-2009, and 2010-2017 the name Kai took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.
Where is the name Kai popularity headed?
Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.
Kai's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Kai lately has risen.
The name Kai is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Kai (Girl) | Kai (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 315 | 854 | 3,421 | 113 |
| 2017 | | 337 | 808 | 3,140 | 126 |
| 2016 | | 320 | 877 | 2,884 | 145 |
| 2015 | | 310 | 888 | 2,847 | 145 |
| 2014 | | 270 | 988 | 2,406 | 177 |
| 2013 | | 280 | 912 | 1,977 | 199 |
| 2012 | | 281 | 916 | 1,936 | 196 |
| 2011 | | 294 | 888 | 1,788 | 202 |
| 2010 | | 268 | 953 | 1,746 | 205 |
| 2009 | | 235 | 1,086 | 1,756 | 213 |
| 2008 | | 234 | 1,105 | 1,608 | 229 |
| 2007 | | 210 | 1,200 | 1,399 | 252 |
| 2006 | | 180 | 1,301 | 1,451 | 238 |
| 2005 | | 185 | 1,232 | 1,412 | 239 |
| 2004 | | 164 | 1,304 | 1,324 | 248 |
| 2003 | | 148 | 1,365 | 1,216 | 264 |
| 2002 | | 157 | 1,259 | 1,107 | 276 |
| 2001 | | 128 | 1,470 | 718 | 370 |
| 2000 | | 131 | 1,416 | 622 | 403 |
| 1999 | | 145 | 1,277 | 465 | 478 |
| 1998 | | 125 | 1,375 | 363 | 548 |
| 1997 | | 128 | 1,349 | 322 | 576 |
| 1996 | | 87 | 1,726 | 297 | 598 |
| 1995 | | 82 | 1,766 | 357 | 535 |
| 1994 | | 88 | 1,693 | 214 | 715 |
| 1993 | | 79 | 1,837 | 180 | 788 |
| 1992 | | 68 | 2,018 | 159 | 837 |
| 1991 | | 53 | 2,402 | 155 | 831 |
| 1990 | | 51 | 2,415 | 124 | 928 |
| 1989 | | 38 | 2,896 | 140 | 850 |
| 1988 | | 43 | 2,503 | 93 | 1,016 |
| 1987 | | 34 | 2,873 | 104 | 929 |
| 1986 | | 29 | 3,157 | 96 | 934 |
| 1985 | | 33 | 2,826 | 99 | 915 |
| 1984 | | 49 | 2,062 | 85 | 964 |
| 1983 | | 37 | 2,490 | 75 | 1,026 |
| 1982 | | 40 | 2,423 | 94 | 926 |
| 1981 | | 46 | 2,212 | 89 | 959 |
| 1980 | | 64 | 1,739 | 83 | 993 |
| 1979 | | 56 | 1,886 | 86 | 955 |
| 1978 | | 67 | 1,605 | 73 | 1,021 |
| 1977 | | 45 | 2,103 | 66 | 1,064 |
| 1976 | | 42 | 2,077 | 53 | 1,183 |
| 1975 | | 40 | 2,145 | 58 | 1,109 |
| 1974 | | 43 | 1,976 | 50 | 1,173 |
| 1973 | | 44 | 1,897 | 53 | 1,131 |
| 1972 | | 46 | 1,842 | 53 | 1,122 |
| 1971 | | 24 | 2,901 | 41 | 1,318 |
| 1970 | | 21 | 3,153 | 58 | 1,074 |
| 1969 | | 7 | 6,233 | 46 | 1,159 |
| 1968 | | 13 | 3,881 | 46 | 1,109 |
| 1967 | | 14 | 3,549 | 40 | 1,190 |
| 1966 | | 10 | 4,312 | 35 | 1,292 |
| 1965 | | 15 | 3,322 | 33 | 1,347 |
| 1964 | | 6 | 6,342 | 32 | 1,398 |
| 1963 | | 8 | 5,062 | 34 | 1,344 |
| 1962 | | 14 | 3,506 | 27 | 1,532 |
| 1961 | | 9 | 4,693 | 23 | 1,712 |
| 1960 | | 6 | 5,999 | 20 | 1,842 |
| 1959 | | 7 | 5,282 | 26 | 1,572 |
| 1958 | | 9 | 4,336 | 20 | 1,805 |
| 1957 | | 12 | 3,568 | 16 | 2,054 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,434 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,661 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 2,166 |
| 1953 | | 5 | 6,080 | 10 | 2,623 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 4,004 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 2,099 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,672 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,970 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,679 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,573 |
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| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,959 |
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