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How popular is the name Kaj?

Births per year, rank history and how many Kajs are alive today.

Kaj (male), a spelling of Kai, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2021 (ranked 4789th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 4 babies were given the name, the 2357th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2013, with 4 babies given the name that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Kai you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Kais born in England and Wales are between 11 and 23, and there are at least 33,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 10% chance that at least one of them will be called Kai.

How many babies are named Kaj each year?

Includes all spellings: Kaj, Cai, Kai, Kye. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

05001k2k200020201996: 3201997: 5891998: 7381999: 7522000: 9512001: 1,1852002: 1,3322003: 1,4492004: 1,3972005: 1,3672006: 1,6612007: 1,6112008: 1,4402009: 1,3922010: 1,6142011: 1,4942012: 1,3702013: 1,3532014: 1,0862015: 9622016: 9542017: 8432018: 7542019: 6732020: 7052021: 7252022: 8802023: 7632024: 8172025: 740actual

Where does the Kaj spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,3571998: ranked 2,9011999: ranked 2,9432000: ranked 3,0362003: ranked 2,8572004: ranked 3,6512005: ranked 3,8492006: ranked 4,0522008: ranked 4,4322013: ranked 3,8222014: ranked 4,6322019: ranked 4,7022020: ranked 4,6082021: ranked 4,789

Where does the Cai spelling rank?

1101001,000200020201996: ranked 4351997: ranked 3691998: ranked 3241999: ranked 3812000: ranked 2872001: ranked 3052002: ranked 2722003: ranked 2332004: ranked 2712005: ranked 2362006: ranked 2142007: ranked 2752008: ranked 2892009: ranked 2992010: ranked 3492011: ranked 3752012: ranked 4602013: ranked 4122014: ranked 4632015: ranked 4452016: ranked 5122017: ranked 5262018: ranked 5902019: ranked 6552020: ranked 5682021: ranked 6502022: ranked 6562023: ranked 7542024: ranked 6642025: ranked 687

Where does the Kai spelling rank?

110100200200020201996: ranked 1611997: ranked 1121998: ranked 1001999: ranked 892000: ranked 732001: ranked 642002: ranked 592003: ranked 562004: ranked 622005: ranked 662006: ranked 632007: ranked 622008: ranked 682009: ranked 682010: ranked 562011: ranked 562012: ranked 632013: ranked 642014: ranked 772015: ranked 862016: ranked 872017: ranked 932018: ranked 1002019: ranked 1092020: ranked 1032021: ranked 912022: ranked 722023: ranked 742024: ranked 722025: ranked 78

Where does the Kye spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 3761997: ranked 2331998: ranked 2351999: ranked 2662000: ranked 2292001: ranked 1942002: ranked 1832003: ranked 2012004: ranked 1762005: ranked 2022006: ranked 1792007: ranked 1822008: ranked 2022009: ranked 2042010: ranked 2542011: ranked 2672012: ranked 2412013: ranked 2132014: ranked 3262015: ranked 4292016: ranked 5012017: ranked 5082018: ranked 6192019: ranked 6942020: ranked 6012021: ranked 1,0552022: ranked 1,0292023: ranked 1,1082024: ranked 1,1082025: ranked 1,613

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Kaj per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 1,661 in 2006
Kaj: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Kaj most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Kai, peaked in 2006, when 1,661 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kaj spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 4 babies.

How many people are called Kaj?

At least 33,000 people named Kaj in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Kaj?

Most living Kajs are between 11 and 23; the most common age is about 19.

Is Kaj becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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