Kaito
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-toh
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,077 for boys
Kaito is a boys' name of Japanese origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 2,077th for boys in the US (71 babies).
What does Kaito mean?
Japanese: Japanese name; meaning depends on the kanji
Its meaning depends on the kanji chosen, often kai 'sea' combined with to 'soar' or 'dipper'.
Is Kaito a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaito is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 71 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaito in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Kaito, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaito in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Kaito in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Kaito in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,077among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were named Kaito, making it the 2,077th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,212th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 84 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Kaito in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaito in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,077 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2,028 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,874 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,095 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,212 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,978 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Nicknames for Kaito
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaito
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Kenzo Shko Loki Yusuf Yug Guto Rumi Koa Yunus Yoan Minh
Names related to Kaito
More Japanese names
Kobe Kaizen Raiden Ren Akari Ronin Kyomi Akira Yuna Emi Kiyomi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo Jiraiya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaito: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaito, updated 20 October 2026.