Kahi
A boys’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning the sea.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kahi by the numbers
Kahi was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kahi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kahi
Names that are said the same way as Kahi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sea
Like Kahi, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Roninwave man; masterless samurai568 in the US (2017)
- Makaitowards the sea418 in the US (2017)
- Murphydescendant of Murchadh, sea warrior65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caspianof the Caspian Sea101 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kahi
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