Kainoah vs Kai

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

Name A

Kainoah

Boy name · Rank #4810

Full profile →
Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Kainoah Kai
Current Rank #4810 #76
Total Births (all years) 137 66,409
Peak Year 2024 2022
Peak Year Births 21 5,366
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2001 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kainoah Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss — 593
1980ss — 960
1990ss — 2,639
2000ss 28 12,620
2010ss 46 25,976
2020ss 63 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kainoah Kai
2014 8 2,411
2015 — 2,852
2016 9 2,895
2017 — 3,155
2018 5 3,462
2019 5 3,741
2020 14 3,863
2021 6 4,638
2022 8 5,366
2023 14 4,967
2024 21 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, 2001–2024.

← Compare different names