Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Kairos

Gender Boy · 5% girls Rank 2025 #1,349 Trend ↑ Rising 142%
Rank 2025
#1,349
among boys · ↑267 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
149
named Kairos · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,201
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
149 babies
All-time total
775
#6,206 all-time among boys
First recorded
2008
in Social Security records

Kairos popularity over time

775 babies have been named Kairos since 2008, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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
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2000s – 15 15 2 – #8,663
2010s 8 215 223 22 +1387% #2,970
2020s (to 2025) 28 509 537 90 +301% #1,349

Where Kairos is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 165 0.10 outside top 500
2027 189 0.11 outside top 500
2028 212 0.12 outside top 500
2029 235 0.14 outside top 500
2030 255 0.15 outside top 500

Where Kairos is most popular

Boys named Kairos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.052 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Florida, and California.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kairos 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 15 0.109 +111%
Florida 42 0.089 +72%
California 60 0.066 +27%
Texas 46 0.052 ≈ national
Georgia 13 0.051 ≈ national
Washington 7 0.043 -17%
Missouri 5 0.036 -30%
New Jersey 6 0.030 -42%
Virginia 5 0.026 -49%
Ohio 6 0.023 -56%
Illinois 5 0.020 -62%
New York 8 0.018 -64%
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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 Kairos

Kairos is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,349 in 2025 with 140 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2008, 775 American babies have been named Kairos. Its peak came in 2025, when 149 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Kairos stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kairos?

The median living Kairos is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 800 people named Kairos are alive in the United States today.

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

Kairos 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 9 #10,481 140 #1,349
2024 12 #8,683 106 #1,616
2023 7 #12,765 77 #1,994
2022 – – 75 #2,032
2021 – – 48 #2,675
2020 – – 63 #2,198
2019 – – 35 #3,300
2018 8 #11,932 40 #2,970
2017 – – 29 #3,722
2016 – – 15 #5,920
2015 – – 28 #3,829
2014 – – 24 #4,191
2013 – – 16 #5,531
2012 – – 16 #5,600
2011 – – 7 #10,194
2010 – – 5 #13,262
2009 – – 9 #8,663
2008 – – 6 #11,811
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kairos?

The median living Kairos is about 3 years old. Half of all living Kaiross are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Kairos are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Kairos are alive in the United States, based on 775 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kairos in 2025?

Kairos ranked #1,349 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 140 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kairos?

775 babies have been named Kairos in the United States since 2008, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kairos most popular?

Kairos peaked in 2025, when 149 newborns received the name.

Is Kairos a boy or girl name?

Kairos is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kairos rising or falling?

Kairos is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kairos become more popular?

Kairos is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 255 boys named Kairos in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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

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