Kainoa vs Kai

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

Name A

Kainoa

Boy name · Rank #1702

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Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

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Metric Kainoa Kai
Current Rank #1702 #76
Total Births (all years) 2,560 66,409
Peak Year 2016 2022
Peak Year Births 105 5,366
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kainoa Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss 34 593
1980ss 118 960
1990ss 347 2,639
2000ss 748 12,620
2010ss 877 25,976
2020ss 436 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kainoa Kai
2014 88 2,411
2015 92 2,852
2016 105 2,895
2017 92 3,155
2018 86 3,462
2019 93 3,741
2020 80 3,863
2021 82 4,638
2022 75 5,366
2023 101 4,967
2024 98 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, 1975–2024.

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