unisex name
Kanai
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 575
Kanai is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 29% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 66,309 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Kanai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 112 |
| 2010s | 227 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 231 |
How popular is Kanai?
In 2025, Kanai was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Kanai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kanai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kanai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kanai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kanai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kanai
How popular is the name Kanai?
In 2025, Kanai was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kanai a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanai is used for both girls and boys. About 29% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Kanai?
Kanai has 2 syllables.
When was Kanai most popular?
Kanai peaked in 2025, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kanai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kanai currently ranks #3,214 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.