Kairi

Japanese

"sea"

Kairi Origin and Meaning

The name Kairi is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning "sea".

Kairi is the name of the main female character in the popular role-playing video game series, Kingdom Hearts. Voiced by Hayden Panettiere in the main series, Kairi is one of the seven Princesses of the Heart. Kairi entered the US Top 1000 in 2010 and was given to over 400 baby girls in one recent year.

Kairi Rank in US Top 1000

# 984 in the US

Kairi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1392 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kairi

• 984 US 2023
• 1392 Nameberry 2025
• 184 Unisex 2023
• 564 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Kairi

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kairi.

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• Azra
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Famous People Named Kairi

• Kairi Himanen (born 1992) Estonian footballer
• Kairi Hojo (born 1988) Japanese professional wrestler
• Evanthia Kairi (1799–1866) Greek playwright, poet and feminist
• Kairi Chanel daughter of rapper Dave East

The name Kairi in Pop Culture

• Kairi character in the "Kingdom Hearts" video game series
• Kairi Tanaga character in the Batman animated series
• Kairi Okayasu a character from the manga and anime series Peach Girl