unisex name

Kyi

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 222

Kyi is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2023 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2017, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2000.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kyi over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kyi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 26
2010s 108
2020s (to 2023) 34

How popular is Kyi?

In 2023, Kyi was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kyi is used

England & Wales #5,626 3 in 2012
United States #10,192 7 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kyi

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kyi also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kyi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kyi

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kyi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kyi

How popular is the name Kyi?

In 2023, Kyi was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kyi a girl's or a boy's name?

Kyi is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Kyi?

Kyi has 1 syllable.

When was Kyi most popular?

Kyi peaked in 2017, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.