Karai
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.
Karai by the numbers
Karai was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Karai
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 Karai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Karai
Names that are said the same way as Karai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Caradear or beloved85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khairagood, excellent17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khairahgood; excellent; charitable13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karrahprecious stone; a form of Cara or Kara10 in the US (2017)
- Kharahard or strong8 in the US (2017)
- Carrahdear or beloved; variant of Cara6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Karai
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