Kairos vs Kai

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

Name A

Kairos

Boy name · Rank #1635

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Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

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Metric Kairos Kai
Current Rank #1635 #76
Total Births (all years) 596 66,409
Peak Year 2024 2022
Peak Year Births 104 5,366
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kairos Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss — 593
1980ss — 960
1990ss — 2,639
2000ss 15 12,620
2010ss 215 25,976
2020ss 366 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kairos Kai
2014 24 2,411
2015 28 2,852
2016 15 2,895
2017 29 3,155
2018 40 3,462
2019 35 3,741
2020 62 3,863
2021 48 4,638
2022 75 5,366
2023 77 4,967
2024 104 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, 2008–2024.

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