Kawai

A unisex name of Japanese origin, meaning cute or lovely.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kawai by the numbers

Kawai was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kawai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kanaiof the sea26 in the US (2017)
  • Kawanfriend or companion6 in the US (2017)
  • Kalai9 in the US (2017)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
  • Kahlithe dark goddess; a form of Kali or modern spelling variant21 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kawai

Names that are said the same way as Kawai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kahithe sea5 in the US (2017)
  • Kawhi38 in the US (2017)
  • Kao8 in the US (2017)
  • Quay6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Kawai, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kawai

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