Kai: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Kai year by year

Kai climbs 21 places from 2024 (ranked 188th then). Since 2020 (23 babies), the number of babies has risen by 52%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	167th	35
2024	188th	30
2023	189th	32
2022	182nd	34
2021	182nd	38
2020	258th	23

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Kai since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Kai appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 2002 on. The peak year is 2021, with 39 babies. The strongest decade is the 2020s (196 babies). Since 1980, about 406 children in Québec have been named Kai.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Kai in Québec in 2025?

35 boys were named Kai in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 167th rank among boy names.

Is Kai a popular name in Québec?

Kai ranks 167th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Kai given most often?

In 2021, with 39 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Kai a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Kai only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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