First Name KAI

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KAI is ranked as the 1906th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 11,970.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 3.75 people named KAI for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 88% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named KAI is 29,070.
  • The SSA data also shows that KAI is used as a boy's name 83% of the time.

First Names KAI
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 11,970 +/-3.2%
  • National Rank 1,906
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 29,070
  • National Rank 1,151
  • Percentile Rank 98.76%
  • Proportion/100k 9.12

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KAI is 38.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 6.6% Black, 49.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.3% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name KAI have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KAI is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KAI

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 38.7% 63.9% -25.2%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 6.6% 12.3% -5.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 49.5% 4.9% 44.6%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KAI is California where 3,814 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KAI, as 23.75 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kentucky (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 11 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names KAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 433 3.36 96.4% Indiana 82 1.25 90.5% Iowa 65 2.08 91.8% Kansas 21 0.73 72.2% Michigan 284 2.87 97.4% Minnesota 191 3.51 95.9% Missouri 40 1.33 84.2% Nebraska 46 2.44 82.8% North Dakota 16 2.17 59.4% Ohio 115 0.99 92.4% South Dakota 18 2.07 60.0% Wisconsin 91 1.57 93.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 433 3.36 96.4%
Indiana 82 1.25 90.5%
Iowa 65 2.08 91.8%
Kansas 21 0.73 72.2%
Michigan 284 2.87 97.4%
Minnesota 191 3.51 95.9%
Missouri 40 1.33 84.2%
Nebraska 46 2.44 82.8%
North Dakota 16 2.17 59.4%
Ohio 115 0.99 92.4%
South Dakota 18 2.07 60.0%
Wisconsin 91 1.57 93.5%
West State Statistics First-Names KAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 195 2.89 92.4% California 3,814 9.83 99.1% Colorado 149 2.77 92.0% Hawaii 337 23.75 96.6% Idaho 47 2.87 81.3% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 128 4.52 90.6% New Mexico 30 1.42 72.3% Oregon 248 6.26 93.8% Utah 41 1.41 79.6% Washington 358 5.08 96.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name KAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 195 2.89 92.4%
California 3,814 9.83 99.1%
Colorado 149 2.77 92.0%
Hawaii 337 23.75 96.6%
Idaho 47 2.87 81.3%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 128 4.52 90.6%
New Mexico 30 1.42 72.3%
Oregon 248 6.26 93.8%
Utah 41 1.41 79.6%
Washington 358 5.08 96.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names KAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 199 5.52 94.2% Maine 92 6.89 86.1% Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.8% New Hampshire 28 2.11 74.8% New Jersey 438 4.9 96.2% New York 1,276 6.46 98.6% Pennsylvania 218 1.71 95.0% Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 199 5.52 94.2%
Maine 92 6.89 86.1%
Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.8%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 74.8%
New Jersey 438 4.9 96.2%
New York 1,276 6.46 98.6%
Pennsylvania 218 1.71 95.0%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names KAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 85.7% Arkansas 32 1.08 81.1% Delaware 21 2.28 86.1% Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 91.2% Florida 509 2.56 97.9% Georgia 272 2.7 95.8% Kentucky 6 0.15 29.2% Louisiana 67 1.44 88.2% Maryland 343 5.74 96.7% Mississippi 40 1.33 84.2% North Carolina 188 1.89 96.1% Oklahoma 36 0.92 80.7% South Carolina 49 1.02 86.9% Tennessee 88 1.34 91.8% Texas 658 2.44 97.7% Virginia 295 3.54 95.7% West Virginia 18 0.98 63.6%

South States
State stats for the first name KAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 85.7%
Arkansas 32 1.08 81.1%
Delaware 21 2.28 86.1%
Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 91.2%
Florida 509 2.56 97.9%
Georgia 272 2.7 95.8%
Kentucky 6 0.15 29.2%
Louisiana 67 1.44 88.2%
Maryland 343 5.74 96.7%
Mississippi 40 1.33 84.2%
North Carolina 188 1.89 96.1%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 80.7%
South Carolina 49 1.02 86.9%
Tennessee 88 1.34 91.8%
Texas 658 2.44 97.7%
Virginia 295 3.54 95.7%
West Virginia 18 0.98 63.6%
 

Full Names with KAI as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KAI as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named KAI.

The most popular full name is KAI Chan. 2.83% of all the people named KAI have this family name.

There are 1213 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KAI

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 KAI Chan 2.83%
2 KAI Wong 2.72%
3 KAI Lee 2.60%
4 KAI Chen 2.40%
5 KAI Wang 2.40%
6 KAI Wu 1.40%
7 KAI Liu 1.32%
8 KAI Lam 1.12%
9 KAI Huang 1.05%
10 KAI Chang 1.01%
11 KAI Yang 1.01%
12 KAI Zhang 0.89%
13 KAI Chu 0.85%
14 KAI Chow 0.81%
15 KAI Lau 0.81%
16 KAI Li 0.81%
17 KAI Leung 0.62%
18 KAI Lin 0.58%
19 KAI Yu 0.58%
20 KAI Ho 0.54%