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♀ Kai (girl)
What does Kai mean?
Kai 
▲ as a girls' name (also used more generally as boys' name Kai) is pronounced kye. It is of Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Kai is "the sea". See also Kay.
STARTS WITH Kai-
ASSOCIATED WITH sea
Variations
VARIANT Kaia▲
RELATIONS VIA KAY Caye, Kaye▼, Kayla▼, Kaylin
MASCULINE FORM Cai
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kai Elena (K.E.), ..
How popular is Kai?
Kai is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3378 out of 4276, Top 79%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#24701 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Kai was first listed in 1993 and reached its highest position of #808 in the U.S. in 2017, and is at #854 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Kaia (#313 IN 2018), Kay, Kaye, Kayla (#149) and Kaylin (#938) are the popular variation forms of Kai (#854). These forms of Kai were favored by parents in 1991 (AVERAGE #1369) and are now significantly less common (#1042, 79% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Kayla becoming less in vogue. Kai and Kaia are two of the more fashionable girl names among these.
Similar Names
Kai▲ is pronounced similarly to Cai, Cay, Coe, Ka-, Kaeya, Kaya, Kia▼ and Kiah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Dai, Gai, Kaci, Kadi, Kait, Kali▲, Kami▼, Kani, Kari▼, Kas, Kasi, Kat, Kati▼ and Mai▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kai.
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