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Girl name

Kafi

100% girls · last recorded 1979

Kafi has been given to about 106 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 100
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kafi per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1972 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time106

How popular is Kafi?

Its best year was 1972, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 2849th. The typical living American called Kafi is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Kafi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kari0.75
  2. Kali0.75
  3. Kaci0.75
  4. Kami0.75
  5. Kati0.75
  6. Kalli0.72
  7. Karri0.72
  8. Cali0.70

Middle names for Kafi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kafi Catherine0.84
  2. Kafi Josephine0.84
  3. Kafi Rose0.83
  4. Kafi Marie0.83
  5. Kafi Grace0.83
  6. Kafi Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kafi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amysister · 0.47
  2. Jasonbrother · 0.47
  3. Damonbrother · 0.46
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.46
  5. Jennifersister · 0.45
  6. Larasister · 0.45

Where Kafi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kafi Reyes0.78
    2. Kafi Nguyen0.78
    3. Kafi Moore0.78
    4. Kafi Lee0.78
    5. Kafi Hall0.78
    6. Kafi Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kafi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.