How Many People Are Named Kairos?
An estimated 619 people in the United States have the first name Kairos. It is predominantly male (95.7%). The average bearer is 6 years old, and Kairos peaked in popularity in 2024 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kairos 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 Kairos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
619
About 1 in 553,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.7% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2024
116 births
Total Registered
623
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kairos
Kairos is predominantly male (95.7%), though 27 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kairos as a male name
Ranked #1,630 in 2024
104 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (104 births)
Kairos as a female name
Ranked #8,657 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (12 births)
Kairos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kairos span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 385 babies were registered. Kairos remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kairos by Decade
How has Kairos 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.
Kairos by State
Birth registrations for Kairos span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 17 Kaiross were registered per state.
Kairos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kairos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kairos
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kairos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kairos?
We estimate approximately 619 people named Kairos 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 553,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Kairos a common name?
Kairos is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 623 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kairos most popular?
Kairos reached peak popularity in 2024, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kairos is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kairos a male name?
Kairos is predominantly male. 95.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kairos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kairos Smith, Kairos Johnson, Kairos 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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