Is Kairi a boy or girl name?
Kairi is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 244 girls and 41 boys were named Kairi, so 85.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.9% of the 6,542 US babies named Kairi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,010
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,030
- Babies named Kairi since 1974
- 6,542
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 448 babies
Boys and girls named Kairi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 19 | 5 | 20.8% |
| 1990s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 83 | 1,234 | 93.7% |
| 2010s | 157 | 3,333 | 95.5% |
| 2020s | 183 | 1,443 | 88.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #3,010 | 244 | #1,030 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,916 | 259 | #987 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,808 | 291 | #928 |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,021 | 320 | #856 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,304 | 329 | #831 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,952 | 421 | #689 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,835 | 402 | #714 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,402 | 352 | #781 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,916 | 347 | #827 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,399 | 368 | #769 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,845 | 306 | #889 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,289 | 300 | #862 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,488 | 299 | #885 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,787 | 271 | #950 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,209 | 267 | #960 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,428 | 233 | #1,096 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,459 | 241 | #1,084 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,880 | 244 | #1,079 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,677 | 202 | #1,199 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,866 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,654 | 105 | #1,814 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,493 | 91 | #1,995 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,312 | 9 | #10,631 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,706 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,821 | 5 | #16,213 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,812 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,564 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,693 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,546 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,703 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,105 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,792 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,313 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,780 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,227 | 5 | #11,096 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,482 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,605 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,605 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kairi reached #2,808 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #689 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kairi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.