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Kai name meaning

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in 2010
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What does the name Kai mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Kai

User Submitted Origins

Hawaiian
45%
Japanese
27%
English
21%
Chinese
5%
Native American
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from California, U.S. says the name Kai means "'warrior' (from Frisian 'kempe'), 'victory of the people' (from Nikolaus), 'spear strength', 'strong with the spear' (from Gerard), 'from the town Gaeta' (from Cajetanus), in Celtic 'spear bearer/thrower', in Native American 'willow tree', in Japanese 'pioneer', in Chinese 'triumph', 'victory', in Hawaiian 'ocean', 'sea'. For girls, Kai means 'from the town Gaeta' (from Cajetana) or 'pure' (from Katharina)".
  2. A submission from Missouri, U.S. says the name Kai means "Ocean or Sea" and is of Hawaiian origin.
  3. A user from Connecticut, U.S. says the name Kai is of Japanese origin and means "Ocean, seashell, or pioneer".
  4. 13 people from all over the world agree the name Kai is of Hawaiian origin and means "Ocean".
  5. A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Kai means "fire water and warrior".
  6. 3 submissions from Nevada, U.S. agree the name Kai means "Fire" and is of Scottish / Hawaiian origin.
  7. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Kai is of Native American origin and means "A gift for a soul with a wounded heart".
  8. According to a user from Canada, the name Kai is of Chinese origin and means "Depending on the character selected. Most commonly: Victory or Open".
  9. A user from Iowa, U.S. says the name Kai is of Hawaiian origin and means "Sea and sky".
  10. According to a user from Montana, U.S., the name Kai is of Hawaiian origin and means "Sea".
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Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the rare medieval English male given name Kay. The German Kai may also derive from a West Frisian pet form of Gerard, Cornelius, Nicholas, or Kampe "warrior". In the U.S. Kai has also been explained as Hawaiian kai (“sea”).

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages of modern usage.
  2. (rare) A female given name of modern usage.

Kai was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, German, Hawaiian, Norwegian, and Turkish

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Notable Persons Named Kai

Notable Persons Named Kai

Kai Greene

Kai was born on July 12th, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

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Kai Henriksen

Kai was born on May 21st, 1956.

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Kai

Kai is a singing, dance, actor, singer, and dancer. Kai was given the name Kim Jong-in on January 14th, 1994 in Suncheon.

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Kai Hansen

Kai Hansen is a heavy metal music, power metal, and speed metal musician. He plays ESP Guitars and ENGL. He was most active from 1978 to present. Kai was given the name Kai Michael Hansen on January 17th, 1963 in Hamburg.

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Kai Ryssdal

Kai Ryssdal is a presenter. Kai was born on October 8th, 1963.

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Kai Hahto

Kai Hahto is a melodic death metal, folk rock, and power metal musician. He plays Drum kit. He was most active from 1993 to present. Kai was born on December 31st, 1973.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Kai

Notable Persons With the Last Name Kai

Kai

Kai is a singing, dance, actor, singer, and dancer. Kai was given the name Kim Jong-in on January 14th, 1994 in Suncheon.

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Wang Kai

Wang Kai is an actor. He has been prominent since 2006. Wang was born on August 18th, 1982 in Wuhan. Wang is also known as Nick Wang.

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Leilani Kai

Leilani Kai is a wrestler. Leilani was born on January 23rd, 1960 in Tampa, Florida, United States.

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Zheng Kai

He was most prominent from 2007 to present. Zheng was born on April 17th, 1986 in Shanghai. Zheng is also known as Zheng Kai.

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Natasha Kai

Natasha Kai is a soccer player for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Rainbow Wahine, Sky Blue FC, Philadelphia Independence, United States women's national under-23 soccer team, and United States women's national soccer team. Natasha was born on May 22nd, 1983 in Kahuku, Hawaii, United States.

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Zou Kai

Zou was born on February 25th, 1988 in Luzhou.

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Common last names for Kai

Common first names for Kai

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Kai U.S.
█  White 26.20% 64.26%
█  African American 9.99% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 47.27% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.60% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 9.74% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.20% 16.26%

Of Last Name Kai

People with the last name Kai are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Kai

  • What name lists does Kai rank for?
    #48Modern Boy Names
    #118Unisex Names
  • How Popular is the name Kai? Kai is the 1,031st most popular name of all time. In 2019 Kai was the 100th most popular name. As a last name Kai was the 21,830th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Kai have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 49,874 babies born with the first name Kai in the United States. That's more than enough people named Kai to occupy the territory of Faroe Islands (Denmark) with an estimated population of 48,285 (as of March 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Kai? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1926 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Kai first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Kai is Friday, November 4th, 1881.
  • What year had the most people named Kai born? The highest recorded use of the first name Kai was in 2019 with a total of 3,718 babies. That's a lot of babies named Kai!
  • Random Kai Factoid: According to the 2018 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Kai ranks 103rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Maine. Imagine that, 14 babies in Maine have the same name in 2018.
  • Weird things about the name Kai: The name spelled backwards is Iak. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ika. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Kai? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,191 people with the last name Kai.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Kai? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Kai as their last name since less than 1 person in 250k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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