Kai
Also spelled: Kaj
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: Hawaiian 'sea', or a Danish and German name of uncertain origin Disputed
Often said to mean 'sea'; that holds only for the Hawaiian word, not the European name.
- Origin
- Hawaiian; also Danish and German
- Popularity
US 2025: #93 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #78
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.