Kairi is an uncommon variant of Kara that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Kairi is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,041 among girls (239) and #2,958 among boys (42) — overall #1,774 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 281 | 281 | #1,041 | #2,958 |
| 2024 | 286 | 286 | #1,028 | #3,018 |
| 2023 | 302 | 302 | #987 | #2,920 |
| 2022 | 337 | 337 | #929 | #2,812 |
| 2021 | 339 | 339 | #856 | #5,023 |
| 2020 | 364 | 364 | #826 | #3,304 |
| 2019 | 448 | 448 | #689 | #3,952 |
| 2018 | 430 | 435 | #714 | #3,835 |
| 2017 | 369 | 369 | #781 | #5,404 |
| 2016 | 362 | 362 | #827 | #5,919 |
| 2015 | 385 | 385 | #769 | #5,399 |
| 2014 | 318 | 318 | #889 | #6,849 |
| 2013 | 311 | 311 | #862 | #7,290 |
| 2012 | 312 | 312 | #885 | #6,488 |
| 2011 | 281 | 281 | #950 | #7,788 |
| 2010 | 274 | 274 | #960 | #10,211 |
| 2009 | 241 | 241 | #1,097 | #9,430 |
| 2008 | 248 | 248 | #1,084 | #10,459 |
| 2007 | 254 | 254 | #1,079 | #7,880 |
| 2006 | 214 | 214 | #1,199 | #6,678 |
| 2005 | 104 | 104 | #1,866 | — |
| 2004 | 111 | 111 | #1,814 | #10,655 |
| 2003 | 102 | 102 | #1,995 | #6,494 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #10,633 | #6,313 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,706 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #16,213 | #7,822 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,812 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,564 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | — | #7,692 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,545 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,703 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,105 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,795 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,313 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,779 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #11,094 | #5,227 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,482 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,605 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | — | #3,150 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,605 |