Kailer vs Kai

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

Name A

Kailer

Boy name · Rank #3487

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Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

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Metric Kailer Kai
Current Rank #3487 #76
Total Births (all years) 743 66,409
Peak Year 2021 2022
Peak Year Births 51 5,366
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kailer Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss — 593
1980ss — 960
1990ss 6 2,639
2000ss 231 12,620
2010ss 302 25,976
2020ss 204 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kailer Kai
2014 31 2,411
2015 29 2,852
2016 29 2,895
2017 32 3,155
2018 46 3,462
2019 48 3,741
2020 44 3,863
2021 51 4,638
2022 45 5,366
2023 31 4,967
2024 33 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, 1998–2024.

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