Kai vs Meher
Kai and Mehercompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Kai was ranked #87 and Meher #4023 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kai was ranked #4843 and Meher #1198 among girls in England and Wales.
Kai and Meher over time
Kai and Meher appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Meher held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kai in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Meher in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1999–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Meher in 13.
Highest recorded here: Kai #1393 in 1999, Meher #1198 in 2024.
The order changed in 2010: Meher moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #2326 and #3936; by 2010 that had become #5707 and #2235.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #4843, Meher #1198.
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 | Kai | Meher |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1198 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Meher.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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
Meher
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3225 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #1198 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1198 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls