Kalai
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Kalai by the numbers
Kalai was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Kalai
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kalai
Names that are said the same way as Kalai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Callabeautiful; from the calla lily plant175 in the US (2017)
- Kaleathe bright, cheerful one159 in the US (2017)
- Kailastylish; a variant of Kayla133 in the US (2017)
- Kailahstylish; a variant of kayla42 in the US (2017)
- Kahleathe sea; form of Kalea10 in the US (2017)
- Calacastle or fortification8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kalai
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