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Kairi

Kairi (かいり) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 海里, 海 sea + 里 village. It is popular today and has reached No. 36 in 2 different years between 2020 and 2023.

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Most used spelling海里かいりsea + village

Ways to write Kairi

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

海里
海sea里village, home
Boy, best No. 77 (2005)

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Kairi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

佳衣里beautiful + garment + villageGirl
華入splendour + to enterGirl
魁利pioneer + benefitGirl
海利sea + benefitGirl
海吏sea + officialGirl
海梨sea + pearGirl
海理sea + reasonGirl
海璃sea + lapis lazuliGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Kairi has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 36 in 2 different years, most recently 2023.

No. 1No. 25No. 5020152020Boys, 2013: No. 48Boys, 2020: No. 36Boys, 2021: No. 40Boys, 2022: No. 39Boys, 2023: No. 36
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YearBoys
2023No. 36
2022No. 39
2021No. 40
2020No. 36
2013No. 48

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Names that share a kanji