Kairi

Kairi is a female given name: 95% of people named Kairi are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Estonia, United States, Finland
US births since 1880: 289 male / 3,741 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kairi

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kairi," in English, "Guten Tag Kairi," in German. Kairi is a female given name: about 95% of people named Kairi are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kairi,

German

Guten Tag Kairi,

French

Bonjour Kairi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kairi:

Chinese

Kairi您好：

Japanese

Kairi様

English

Hi Kairi,

German

Hi Kairi,

French

Salut Kairi,

Spanish

Hola Kairi,

Chinese

Kairi你好：

Japanese

Kairiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kairi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Estonia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	7%
Finland	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

289 male · 3,741 female · 4,030 births recorded

Male 7%Female 93%

Since 1980: 6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kairi a male or female name?

Kairi is a female given name: 95% of people named Kairi are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Kairi in an email?

Is Kairi a unisex name?

Kairi is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Kairi are men. Kairi leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kairi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kairi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kairi,
  title  = {Is Kairi a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kairi},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}