Kailan vs Kai

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

Name A

Kailan

Boy name · Rank #2895

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Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

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Metric Kailan Kai
Current Rank #2895 #76
Total Births (all years) 569 66,409
Peak Year 2022 2022
Peak Year Births 44 5,366
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1990 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kailan Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss — 593
1980ss — 960
1990ss 70 2,639
2000ss 131 12,620
2010ss 191 25,976
2020ss 177 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kailan Kai
2014 23 2,411
2015 18 2,852
2016 16 2,895
2017 19 3,155
2018 22 3,462
2019 29 3,741
2020 23 3,863
2021 24 4,638
2022 44 5,366
2023 42 4,967
2024 44 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, 1990–2024.

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