Kai

kye

Hawaiian, Frisian, Chinese

"sea; warrior; triumph"

The name Kai is currently ranked #76 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #59 in 2022. The name is most popular in KAI, KAI, and KAI. Kai is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

Kai Rank in US Top 1000

# 76 in the US

Kai Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 67 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kai

• 76 US 2024
• 67 Nameberry 2026
• 51 Canada 2024
• 42 Future 2035
• 72 England 2024
• 57 scotland 2024
• 31 Ireland 2024
• 20 Australia 2024
• 92 New Zealand 2024
• 230 Germany 2016
• 39 Netherlands 2025
• 90 Spain 2023
• 139 switzerland 2024
• 76 slovenia 2024
• 97 Dogs 2022

20 Names Similar to Kai

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• Luca
• Ash
• Axel
• River
• Mateo
• Maverick
• Amari
• Aspen
• Xander
• Ari
• Archer
• Ace
• Orion
• Rowan
• Koda
• Enzo

Famous People Named Kai

• Kai Ryssdal American radio journalist
• Kai Lennox American actor
• Kai stage name of Kim Jongin; dancer, singer, and rapper of South Korean boy band EXO
• Kai Kamal Huening birth name of Hueningkai; rapper, dancer, and singer of South Korean boy group TXT
• Kai Winding American jazz musician
• Kai Forbath American football player
• Kai Owen Welsh actor
• Kai Alexander American actor
• Kai Caster American actor
• Kai Haaskivi Finnish footballer
• Kai Bird American Pulitzer Prize winning author
• Kai Kazmirek German Olympic decathlon athlete
• Kai Reus Dutch professional cyclist
• Kai Havertz German footballer
• Kai Siegbahn Swedish Nobel prize winning physicist
• Kai Welch American musician
• Kai Wachi musician and producer
• Kai Herdling professional soccer player MLS
• Kai Hillebrand actor, model, and professional skateboarder
• Kai Nacua NFL player
• Kai Chapman American actor
• Kai Pflaum German TV personality and game show host
• Kai Heerings German professional footballer
• Kai Mathesdorf German DJ and musician
• Kai Oswald German footballer who played in the Bundesliga for several clubs including Stuttgart
• Kai Karra France , New Zealand born MMA fighter
• Kai Asakura Japanese MMA fighter
• Kai Harvey (b. 1996) son of actress Danniella Westbrook and Brian Harvey
• Kai Dugan (b. 1997) son of actress Jennifer Connolly and David Dugan
• Kai Bowers (b. 1997) son of singer Dane Bowers of Another Level
• Kai Rochester (b. 2000) son of Australian TV personality Ajay Rochester
• Kai Miles Land (b. 2001) son of actors Sharon Leal and Bev Land
• Kai Harper Steines (b. 2003) son of TV personality Mark Steines and Miss America Leanza Cornett
• Kai Silver (b. 2005) son of actress Kerri Kenney,Silver
• Kai David Singh Stenson (b. 2009) son of actress Parminder Nagra and James Stenson
• Kai Wayne Rooney (b. 2009) son of footballer Wayne Rooney
• Kai Robben son of Footballer Arjen Robben
• Kai Kaplan (b. 2009) son of TV personality Derek Kaplan of "Million Dollar Listing"
• Kai Rei Goldin (b. 2010) son of actor Ricky Paull Goldin
• Kai Allen (b. 2012) son of basketball player Lavoy Allen
• Kai Turok (b. 2012) son of ice dancer Shae,Lynn Bourne and Bohadan Turok
• Kai Kompany (b. 2013) son of footballer Vincent Kompany
• Kai Horowitz (b. 2014) son of actress Brittany Ishibashi and Jeff Horowitz
• Kai Yunda (b. 2016) son of TV personality Melody Mitchell and Lalo Yunda of "Black Ink Crew"
• Samuel Kai Schreiber (b. 2008) son of actors Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts
• Kai Lopes (b. 2018) son of Portuguese football player Eder Lopes and Belgium model Sanna Lopes (Ladera)
• Kaito (Kai) Prince in the fantasy series The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• Kai Cenat American livestreamer

The name Kai in Pop Culture

• Kai or Kay brother of King Arthur
• Kai or Kay character in "The Snow Queen," by Hans Christian Andersen
• Kai Ashe character on TV's NCIS: Red
• Kai Red Ninja from "Ninjago"
• Kai Fisher (Kairan) Chronicles of Syntax
• Kai character in the video game Ape Escape 3
• Prince Kai (Kaito) character in the Lunar Chronicles book series
• Kai character in animated series The Legend of Korra
• Malachai "Kai" Parker character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• King Kai character in Dragon Ball Z
• Kai Miroku tailor and the person who started the Great Fire of Enbizaka in the Evillious Chronicles.
• Kai a character in the manga 'Afterschool Charisma'
• Kai captain of the Bladebreakers in the Japanese manga, "Beyblade"
• Kai Proctor character on TV show Banshee
• Kai Anderson character on TV show American Horror Story
• Prince Kai von Grannzreich character in anime/manga "The Royal Tutor"
• Kai character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Kai character in the anime "Blood+"
• Kai character in the video game franchise "Harvest Moon"
• Kairos from the Greek word meaning "the defining moment" or "the opportune moment"
• Kai a Basque word meaning "pier of a harbor";
• Means "strong" in Burmese; "triumph" in Chinese; "pier" in Estonian; "probably" in Finnish; "ocean" or "ocean water" in Hawaiian; "ocean" or "shell" or "recovery" or "restoration" in Japanese; "food" in Maori; "willow tree" in Navajo; "keeper of the keys" in Nordic languages; "loveable" in Swahili; "universe" in Urdu short for Kainat
• Kai Islands Indonesia
• Kai Azer character in the Powerless trilogy by Lauren Roberts

International Variations of the name Kai

• Kája Czech
• Kájin Czech