Kail vs Kai

Side-by-side comparison of Kail and Kai — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kail

Boy name · Rank #12567

Full profile →
Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Kail Kai
Current Rank #12567 #76
Total Births (all years) 606 66,409
Peak Year 2008 2022
Peak Year Births 37 5,366
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kail Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss 11 341
1970ss 6 593
1980ss 40 960
1990ss 79 2,639
2000ss 247 12,620
2010ss 195 25,976
2020ss 28 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kail Kai
2014 22 2,411
2015 20 2,852
2016 10 2,895
2017 13 3,155
2018 5 3,462
2019 10 3,741
2020 8 3,863
2021 — 4,638
2022 7 5,366
2023 8 4,967
2024 5 4,276

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1962–2024.

← Compare different names