Ki
Boy · KEE · Korean
Ki is a boys' name of Korean origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ki mean?
Korean: Sino-Korean syllable whose meaning depends on the hanja used
Ki can also be a short form of names such as Kian or Kieran.
- Say it
- KEE
Is Ki a girl's or a boy's name?
Ki is a boys' name.
How popular is Ki in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ki in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Ki in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the boys named Ki in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
Names like Ki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Loki Yug Minh Tai Rumi Shko Kairo Yitzchok Yoan Ruairi Mika Dakota
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