Kais
Boy · KAYS · Arabic
Kais is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
What does Kais mean?
Arabic: spelling of Qays
Qays is the poet-lover of the classic Arabic tale of Layla and Majnun, driven mad by his love for Layla.
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Is Kais a girl's or a boy's name?
Kais is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 32 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kais in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Kais, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kais of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kais in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 55 boys in the UK were given Kais or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #646, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Kais in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Kais in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,512among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Kais, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had more boys named Kais than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Kais in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 857 boys in the US were given Kais or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #388, up from #3,512 for this spelling alone.
Kais in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
Names like Kais
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayd Zayn Muhammad Hamza Yahya Koa Zayan Kai Finn Arham Rayyan Zayaan
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