Kairi

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #1041 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Kairi's best rank, #689, came in 2019; it has settled back to #1041 today. Roughly 6,300 girls have been named Kairi since 1980. Kairi became more widely used in the early 2000s, following the 2002 release of Kingdom Hearts, which features a character named Kairi.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kairis

Kairi Sane — Japanese professional wrestler and actress
Kairi Himanen — Estonian footballer (born 1992)
Kairi Look — Estonian translator and children's writer (born 1983)
Kairi Yagi — Japanese singer

In stories & tradition

Kairi — Kingdom Hearts · Kingdom Hearts II

What Kairis become

Among 43 notable people named Kairi:

Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kairi Sane, Japanese professional wrestler and actress.

Similar names: Dalary · Kaira · Averi · Kai · Caylee · Kaiya

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