Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Kairi

Meaning Kairi is a unisex given name and family name Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #1,041 Trend ↓ Falling 33%

Kairi is a unisex given name and family name.

Rank 2025
#1,041
among girls · ↓13 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
281
named Kairi · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,725
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
448 babies
All-time total
6,825
#2,228 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Kairi popularity over time

6,825 babies have been named Kairi since 1974, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 33 33 3 – –
1980s 5 19 24 2 -27% #11,094
1990s – 52 52 5 +117% –
2000s 1,234 83 1,317 132 +2433% #1,079
2010s 3,333 157 3,490 349 +165% #689
2020s (to 2025) 1,684 225 1,909 318 -9% #826

Where Kairi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 224 0.14 outside top 500
2027 211 0.13 outside top 500
2028 201 0.13 outside top 500
2029 193 0.12 outside top 500
2030 187 0.12 outside top 500

Where Kairi is most popular

Girls named Kairi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.167 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Arizona, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kairi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 17 1.48 +789%
Arizona 47 0.335 +101%
Utah 25 0.300 +80%
Indiana 35 0.249 +49%
California 204 0.243 +45%
Louisiana 21 0.240 +44%
Nevada 11 0.237 +42%
Tennessee 37 0.234 +40%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 +38%
New York 83 0.210 +26%
Michigan 37 0.203 +22%
Colorado 22 0.197 +18%
Ohio 46 0.194 +16%
Oregon 12 0.184 +10%
Georgia 41 0.180 +8%
North Carolina 39 0.171 ≈ national
Minnesota 18 0.167 ≈ national
Texas 125 0.155 -7%
Idaho 5 0.149 -10%
Alabama 14 0.149 -11%
Florida 62 0.145 -13%
Pennsylvania 34 0.144 -14%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -16%
Washington 18 0.125 -25%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -31%
Illinois 26 0.114 -32%
Missouri 13 0.108 -35%
Virginia 18 0.106 -37%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -67%
Maryland 5 0.047 -72%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -80%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kairi

Kairi is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,041 in 2025 with 239 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 6,825 American babies have been named Kairi, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 448 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kairi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kairi?

The median living Kairi is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 6,800 people named Kairi are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kairi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 239 #1,041 42 #2,958
2024 245 #1,028 41 #3,018
2023 259 #987 43 #2,920
2022 291 #929 46 #2,812
2021 320 #856 19 #5,023
2020 330 #826 34 #3,304
2019 421 #689 27 #3,952
2018 402 #714 28 #3,835
2017 352 #781 17 #5,404
2016 347 #827 15 #5,919
2015 368 #769 17 #5,399
2014 306 #889 12 #6,849
2013 300 #862 11 #7,290
2012 299 #885 13 #6,488
2011 271 #950 10 #7,788
2010 267 #960 7 #10,211
2009 233 #1,097 8 #9,430
2008 241 #1,084 7 #10,459
2007 244 #1,079 10 #7,880
2006 202 #1,199 12 #6,678
2005 104 #1,866 – –
2004 105 #1,814 6 #10,655
2003 91 #1,995 11 #6,494
2002 9 #10,633 11 #6,313
2001 – – 10 #6,706
2000 5 #16,213 8 #7,822
1995 – – 10 #5,703
1990 – – 5 #8,795
1985 – – – –
1980 5 #11,094 7 #5,227
1975 – – 12 #3,150
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kairi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kairi Sane Kairi Sane Japanese professional wrestler and actress (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kairi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kairi?

The median living Kairi is about 9 years old. Half of all living Kairis are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Kairi are alive today?

An estimated 6,800 people named Kairi are alive in the United States, based on 6,825 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kairi mean?

Kairi is a unisex given name and family name.

How popular is the name Kairi in 2025?

Kairi ranked #1,041 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 239 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kairi?

6,825 babies have been named Kairi in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kairi most popular?

Kairi peaked in 2019, when 448 newborns received the name.

Is Kairi a boy or girl name?

Kairi is used for both: about 92% of babies named Kairi have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Kairi rising or falling?

Kairi is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kairi become more popular?

Kairi is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 187 girls named Kairi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kairi?

Well-known people named Kairi include Kairi Sane (wrestler).

Names like Kairi

Names that sound and feel close to Kairi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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