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Kais

Boy

Meaning of Kais: Arabic: 'wise'

Kais is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3446th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3446

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

423

First recorded 1994 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

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: 8 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 41 babies2017: 43 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 25 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Kais per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian boys' names

Other names starting with K