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Kairos

Boy

Meaning of Kairos: Greek: 'opportune moment'

Kairos is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1310th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1310

149 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

775

First recorded 2008 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 63 babies20202021: 48 babies2022: 75 babies2023: 84 babies2024: 118 babies2025: 149 babies
US babies named Kairos per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 149.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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