The baby name Kai appears in baby name data for the United States from 1963 to 2024. It was most popular in 2022 with 5,958 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kai has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 12 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 11 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 13 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1974 | 18 |
| 1975 | 19 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1976 | 17 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1979 | 50 |
| 1980 | 23 |
| 1980 | 35 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1981 | 26 |
| 1982 | 26 |
| 1982 | 37 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1984 | 18 |
| 1985 | 31 |
| 1986 | 25 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1987 | 48 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1988 | 24 |
| 1989 | 73 |
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1990 | 67 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1991 | 48 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1992 | 124 |
| 1993 | 43 |
| 1993 | 86 |
| 1994 | 45 |
| 1994 | 147 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1995 | 347 |
| 1996 | 27 |
| 1996 | 253 |
| 1997 | 106 |
| 1997 | 254 |
| 1998 | 94 |
| 1998 | 330 |
| 1999 | 102 |
| 1999 | 410 |
| 2000 | 104 |
| 2000 | 568 |
| 2001 | 83 |
| 2001 | 670 |
| 2002 | 106 |
| 2002 | 1,019 |
| 2003 | 88 |
| 2003 | 1,168 |
| 2004 | 132 |
| 2004 | 1,204 |
| 2005 | 157 |
| 2005 | 1,399 |
| 2006 | 180 |
| 2006 | 1,462 |
| 2007 | 192 |
| 2007 | 1,294 |
| 2008 | 271 |
| 2008 | 1,487 |
| 2009 | 205 |
| 2009 | 1,759 |
| 2010 | 271 |
| 2010 | 1,717 |
| 2011 | 314 |
| 2011 | 1,837 |
| 2012 | 289 |
| 2012 | 2,116 |
| 2013 | 243 |
| 2013 | 2,134 |
| 2014 | 242 |
| 2014 | 2,633 |
| 2015 | 366 |
| 2015 | 3,497 |
| 2016 | 355 |
| 2016 | 3,577 |
| 2017 | 370 |
| 2017 | 3,806 |
| 2018 | 288 |
| 2018 | 4,304 |
| 2019 | 354 |
| 2019 | 4,501 |
| 2020 | 347 |
| 2020 | 3,947 |
| 2021 | 403 |
| 2021 | 5,205 |
| 2022 | 426 |
| 2022 | 5,958 |
| 2023 | 296 |
| 2023 | 5,326 |
| 2024 | 215 |
| 2024 | 4,481 |