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Gender-neutral name Hawaiian origin Multiple tradition

Kai

KYE · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Sea (Hawaiian); forgiveness (Japanese); food (Maori)
Language
Hawaiian
Culture
Hawaiian/Multiple
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
water · nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births4,489
Peak year2022
First appeared1926
Total US births74,652
2022 peak19261951197520002024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
K
Alternate spellings
KyeKaii
In other languages
Kai (Hawaiian)Kai (Japanese)Kai (Maori)Kai (Scandinavian)

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Notable people named Kai

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