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Kairi
OriginJapanese
Meaning"sea"
About Kairi
A Japanese name that would work well on a boy or girl — it is reminiscent of popular unisex names Kai or Kyrie. Kairi is the name of the main female character in the popular role-playing video game series, Kingdom Hearts.
Pronounced KY-ree.
As of October 2026, Kairi ranked #2958 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2808 in 2022.
Editor's take: The name Kairi is a boy's name meaning "sea".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,835 | 28 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | #3,952 | 27 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,304 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,808 | 46 | 26.3 |
| 2023 | #2,916 | 43 | 25.1 |
| 2024 | #3,010 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2025 | #2,958 | 42 | 24.6 |
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