Is Kasai a boy or girl name?

Kasai is a boy’s name. Of the 1,083 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Kasai

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Kasai was most popular in 2025, when 444 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,277 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,277, with 444 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,083 people named Kasai.

Kasai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kasai’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kasai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kasai is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 1,083 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kasai

Where Kasai is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org