Kai - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Kai \

, also used as girl's name Kai, is pronounced kye. It is of Welsh, Scandinavian and Greek origin, and its meaning is "keeper of the keys; earth". Variant of Kay. Also possibly (South African) "beautiful". Kai is also a Hawaiian name meaning "the sea".

Kai has 2 variant forms: Keh and Kye.

Baby names that sound like Kai are Cai, Kaye, Caio, Gay, Kauai, Kawai and Key.

Kai is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#25480 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Kai. Compare Kai with its variant forms and related boy names.