What does Kai mean?

Kai means "sea; earth; pure; torture"

How do we pronounce Kai?

Kai \kai, ka-i\ is a female's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Kai is also used as a baby name boy name, with the latter form being slightly more popular. It is pronounced KAY (German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kai: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"

What is the origin of Kai?

Kai has its origins in the Old Greek and Hawaiian languages. It is used largely in Scandinavian, English, Hawaiian, and German. From Hawaiian roots, its meaning is 'sea' - in this context, Kai can be used in the English and Hawaiian languages. See baby name Kai for more info. In addition, Kai is a Scandinavian form of the Italian and English baby name Gaia. Kai is also a Scandinavian familiar form of the English what does the name Katherine mean. Kai is also a spelling variant of the English and German nicknames for Kay. Forms of Kai include the names meaning of Kae, baby name Kaia, Kaie name popularity, name Kaj meaning, short names for Kaja, and Kye meaning and origin. See also the related forms, the name Kaishawn meaning and origin and the English, Estonian, and German name Katharina origin. Kai is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.014% of baby girls were named Kai. It was #959 in rank then. In 2010, out of the family of girl names directly related to Kai, Katherine pronounciation was the most popular. It was 20 times more commonly used than Kai in that year. Kai has primarily been a boy name in the last century.

List of baby names Kai:

the name Kaie definition, the German and Scandinavian what does the name Kaj mean, the name Khai definition, the name Ky name, the name name Kye origin, the Dutch baby name Ka, the English Kace name popularity, the English Kae pronounciation, the English Kass meaning, the English and German what does the name Kay mean, the English Kayce meaning of name, the English name Kaye, the English meaning of Kayse, the English and Hawaiian Kea name variations, the Hawaiian name Keke meaning, the name Kess definition, the name name Kesse meaning, the name Kesy meaning, the English Kez name variations, and the name Ki pronounciation.

The baby name Kai fun facts:

The name Kai in reverse order is "Iak".

The numerological value of the name Kai is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Kai?

Kai is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.01%
20130.02%
20120.02%
20110.02%
20100.02%
20090.01%
20080.01%
20070.01%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames