Kairos Boy
How popular is Kairos?
#1,347 boy name in 2025
140 baby boys were named Kairos in the US in 2025, making it the 1347th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Kairos popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,347 for boys (▲ 261 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 140 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+400% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,774 in 2015, #2,190 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (140 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,347 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 2008 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kairos counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kairos family of names ranked #1,105 for boys in 2025 (#1,218 the year before), with 162 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kairos | 140 | 86% |
| Karas | 22 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kairos is most popular
Babies named Kairos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Kairos by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kairos
Questions
- Is Kairos a boy or girl name?
- Kairos is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Kairos were boys.
- How popular is the name Kairos?
- 140 baby boys were named Kairos in the US in 2025, making it the 1347th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Kairos most popular?
- Kairos peaked in 2025, when 140 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,347 in 2025.
- How many people are named Kairos?
- 775 babies have been named Kairos in the US since 1880. We estimate about 772 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Kairos most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kairos was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.