Kais
Kais is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Kais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kais is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Kais
Kais first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 43 Kaiss were born — ranking #2,796 that year. As of 2026, Kais ranks #3,849 for baby boys with 29 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 448 Kaiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kais
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kais. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kaïs
- Qays
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About the name Kais
Kais is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 448 births in the dataset. Kais's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,796. Use the chart and map above to compare Kais's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.