How Many People Are Named Kairi?
An estimated 6,485 people in the United States have the first name Kairi. It is predominantly female (91.9%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Kairi peaked in popularity in 2019 with 448 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kairi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kairi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kairi is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,485
About 1 in 52,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.9% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
448 births
Total Registered
6,542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kairi
Kairi is predominantly female (91.9%), though 527 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kairi as a male name
Ranked #3,010 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (46 births)
Kairi as a female name
Ranked #1,030 in 2024
244 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (421 births)
Kairi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kairi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,490 babies were registered. While Kairi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kairi by Decade
How has Kairi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kairi by State
Birth registrations for Kairi span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Connecticut, New Mexico. On average, about 128 Kairis were registered per state.
Kairi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kairi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kairi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kairi?
We estimate approximately 6,485 people named Kairi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 52,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Kairi a common name?
Kairi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kairi most popular?
Kairi reached peak popularity in 2019, when 448 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kairi is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kairi a female name?
Kairi is predominantly female. 91.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kairi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kairi Smith, Kairi Johnson, Kairi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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