Kyi
Boy · CHEE
Kyi is a boys' name, meaning “clear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kyi mean?
Burmese kyi 'clear, bright'
“clear”
A Burmese name element meaning clear, as in Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Is Kyi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyi is a boys' name.
How popular is Kyi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kyi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kyi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Kyi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Kyi in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kyi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Kyi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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