girl's name
Kairi
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,372
Kairi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 281 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Kairi is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 448 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,798 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Kairi started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Kairi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 33 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 52 |
| 2000s | 1,317 |
| 2010s | 3,490 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,909 |
How popular is Kairi?
In 2025, Kairi was given to 281 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kairi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kairi is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaïri | Kaïri is a rare spelling of Kairi, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kairi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kairi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kairi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kairi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kairi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kairi
How popular is the name Kairi?
In 2025, Kairi was given to 281 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kairi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kairi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kairi most popular?
Kairi peaked in 2019, when 448 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kairi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kairi currently ranks #1,041 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Kairi originally a boys' or girls' name?
Kairi was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.