Cohen vs Kai
Cohen and Kaicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Cohen was ranked #509 and Kai #34 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Cohen was ranked #290 and Kai #56 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cohen was ranked #164 and Kai #69 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cohen was ranked #418 and Kai #72 among boys in England and Wales.
Cohen and Kai over time
Cohen and Kai appear together in 3 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Kai held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cohen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Cohen #509 in 2025, Kai #34 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cohen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kai in 29.
Highest recorded here: Cohen #295 in 2016, Kai #56 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cohen #418, Kai #72.
Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2024
Cohen held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kai in 18.
Highest recorded here: Cohen #96 in 2018, Kai #52 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cohen #164, Kai #69.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2025
Cohen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kai in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cohen #509 in 2025, Kai #34 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cohen #509, Kai #34.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cohen | Kai |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cohen has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kai.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Cohen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #96 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2005–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys