Kainalu vs Kai

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

Name A

Kainalu

Boy name · Rank #4957

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Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

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Metric Kainalu Kai
Current Rank #4957 #76
Total Births (all years) 652 66,409
Peak Year 2003 2022
Peak Year Births 32 5,366
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kainalu Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss — 593
1980ss — 960
1990ss 125 2,639
2000ss 258 12,620
2010ss 174 25,976
2020ss 95 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kainalu Kai
2014 18 2,411
2015 18 2,852
2016 16 2,895
2017 23 3,155
2018 18 3,462
2019 15 3,741
2020 20 3,863
2021 18 4,638
2022 18 5,366
2023 19 4,967
2024 20 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, 1991–2024.

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