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Baby name
Kai
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11% girls / 89% boys
Origin of the name
Kai has several possible origins: a Hawaiian word meaning “sea,” and Frisian and Scandinavian names.
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Where babies named Kai are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kai is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kai is most common in Hawaii (5.5 times), Nevada (2.3) and Washington (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Kai are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Kai is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kai is most common in Georgia (2.9 times), Louisiana (2) and Florida (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 18% | 82% |
| 1960s | 23% | 77% |
| 1970s | 42% | 58% |
| 1980s | 30% | 70% |
| 1990s | 26% | 74% |
| 2000s | 12% | 88% |
| 2010s | 10% | 90% |
| 2020s | 6% | 94% |