Trend of the Popularity of Kai as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,768 male babies that were named Kai in the US, which was 0.22% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Kai peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2022 with a count of 5,374 babies, which was 0.31% of the total male babies born in the US in 2022.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Kai, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Kai.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Kai in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Kai in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Kai from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Kai as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	83	0.01
1981	88	0.01
1982	94	0.01
1983	75	0.00
1984	85	0.01
1985	99	0.01
1986	96	0.01
1987	105	0.01
1988	93	0.01
1989	140	0.01
1990	124	0.01
1991	155	0.01
1992	159	0.01
1993	182	0.01
1994	216	0.01
1995	357	0.02
1996	297	0.02
1997	322	0.02
1998	363	0.02
1999	465	0.02
2000	622	0.03
2001	718	0.04
2002	1108	0.06
2003	1217	0.06
2004	1324	0.07
2005	1413	0.07
2006	1451	0.07
2007	1399	0.07
2008	1609	0.08
2009	1759	0.09
2010	1750	0.09
2011	1790	0.09
2012	1938	0.10
2013	1983	0.11
2014	2411	0.13
2015	2852	0.15
2016	2895	0.15
2017	3158	0.17
2018	3463	0.19
2019	3744	0.21
2020	3867	0.22
2021	4641	0.27
2022	5374	0.31
2023	4976	0.29
2024	4301	0.25
2025	3768	0.22