Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kasai

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kasai.

✦ Fire 🌍 Japanese, Other Nature
National Rank (2025) #639
All-Time Peak Rank #639 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 1,065 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 98.2% Boy / 1.8% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1996 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 437 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Kasai Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Fire
Language Origin Japanese, Other
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Japanese meaning 'fire' (火災). Also associated with the Kasai River in Central Africa.
Pronunciation: kah-SAI
Themes & Categories
Nature
Etymology confidence: Medium Β· Under review

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kasai across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +740.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +2813.3%
2015: 15 births 15 2016: 19 births 2017: 26 births 2018: 32 births 2019: 70 births 2020: 52 births 52 2021: 45 births 2022: 57 births 2023: 64 births 2024: 95 births 2025: 437 births 437
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 437 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 27 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 12
2000s: 97
2010s: 206
2020s: 750

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Kasa-i
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Delaware
Top States Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania
States with Data 26
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Delaware #118 26 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #421 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #506 44 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #522 53 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #307 83 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #420 39 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #439 32 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #377 14 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #398 13 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #423 19 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #465 64 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #390 8 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #383 23 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #619 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #473 10 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #837 39 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #599 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #541 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #1057 44 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #980 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #720 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #588 8 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #873 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #775 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #930 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #775 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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