Boys' name · since 1994
Kais
423 babies named Kais in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kais currently ranks #3553 among boys' names in America, with 423 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kais recorded 423 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #3553 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,553 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 423 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kais ranks #8,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,553 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 423 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kais's 423 recorded births place it above 80.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kais compares
423 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kais's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kais | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 423 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kais's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kais by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (181 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Kais's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 181 births (43% of all-time use).
Kais by state
Where Kais concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
28 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kais's data
- Kais's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (159) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaiss (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kais draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.