Masculine dossier · first seen 1999
Kanai
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
37
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kanai
How many people are named Kanai?
An estimated 402 living Americans are named Kanai.
How rare is Kanai?
Kanai is very rare among babies today, with 37 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Kanai?
The median age of a living American named Kanai is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 15 years old.
Is Kanai still popular?
Yes — Kanai is currently rising in popularity, with 37 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Kanai most common?
Kanai has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 144.1× more often than the national baseline.
1999Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
37
All-time
406
Where it lives now
Kanai is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 144.1× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Kanai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.