Kairos
Kairos was the 1349th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 140 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,480 places. More babies were named Kairos in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,349 boys, up 849 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 140boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 775babies recorded
Kairos popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,481 | #1,349 | 9 | 140 |
| 2020 | — | #2,198 | — | 63 |
| 2010 | — | #13,262 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Kairos, counting every spelling?
Kairos has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,283 for boys in 2025, against #1,349 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Kairos?
140 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kairos (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kairos born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kairos.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kairos?
About 700 people born in the US named Kairos are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Kairos a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kairos by state
How common Kairos was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.7×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Kairos
How popular is the name Kairos?
Kairos was the 1349th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 140 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,480 places. More babies were named Kairos in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kairos a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Kairos in the US.
Where is Kairos most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kairos was most common in Massachusetts (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.