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What does Kai mean?
Kai 
▲ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Kai) is pronounced kye. It is of Welsh, Scandinavian and Greek origin, and the meaning of Kai is "keeper of the keys; earth". Variant of Kay. Also possibly (South African) "beautiful". Kai is also a Hawaiian name meaning "the sea". Also form of Cai.
STARTS WITH Ka-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, greek, keeper (defender), earth, beautiful (handsome), sea
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kai Isaias (K.I.), ..
How popular is Kai?
Kai is a rare first name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#24701 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kai was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its peak rank of #113 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Kye (#760 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Cai and Kay are the popular alternative forms of Kai (#113). These relations of Kai were favored as birth names today (ADOPTION OF 0.21%), except for the form Kay which has fallen out of fashion. Kai and Kye are two of the more fashionable birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Kai▲ is alike in pronunciation to Caeo, Caio, Caw, Cayo, Coe, Coy▼, Kauai, Kawai, Kaye, Key, Keye and Koa▲. Other recommended sound-alike names are Dai, Hai, Jai, Kail, Kain, Kam, Kari, Kasi, Kaz and Rai. These names tend to be more commonly used than Kai.
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