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Kairi

92% girls · 281 born in 2025

Kairi has been given to about 6,825 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,787
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kairi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 448
  • Born in 2025281
  • All time6,825
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Kairi?

Its best year was 2019, when 448 babies were given the name, ranking 689th. The typical living American called Kairi is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Kairi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kari0.80
  2. Karri0.80
  3. Cari0.76
  4. Capri0.76
  5. Kamari0.70
  6. Kayli0.70
  7. Amiri0.70
  8. Ari0.65

Middle names for Kairi

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

Sibling names for Kairi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.99
  2. Zariyahsister · 0.98
  3. Malayasister · 0.98
  4. Sariyahsister · 0.98
  5. Abdielbrother · 0.98
  6. Lachlanbrother · 0.98

Where Kairi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.12%
  2. Nevada0.03%
  3. Utah0.02%
  4. Oklahoma0.02%
  5. New York0.02%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kairi across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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