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Kaj

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What official birth registration shows about Kaj: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2021

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2021, ranging from #2357 to #4789.19982003200620142021#2357#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1998#2901
1999#2943
2000#3036
2003#2857
2004#3651
2005#3849
2006#4052
2008#4432
2013#3822
2014#4632
2019#4702
2020#4608
2021#4789

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 40 of the 50 years from 1945 to 1994.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #320 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–1994

    Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1994).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #216 in Norway in 1959.

Kaj's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5864HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4956HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6284HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5775HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5835HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5835HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4698HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5935HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6414HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5685HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5455HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#39710HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5276HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5994HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5565HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5266HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#38310HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4487HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#34311HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#31212HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#33611HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#3579HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#30212HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#30811HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3578HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#29611HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3319HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#21617HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4684HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3268HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3069HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#2829HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#2819HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#26510HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2799HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#2928HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3117HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3197HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#3157HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#3206HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kaj is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Kaj, between 1945 and 2023, in 55 of those 79 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–199440#216 in 1959
England and Wales1996–202114#2357 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20231#770 in 2023

Its high point came 64 years earlier in Norway (1959) than in Republic of Ireland (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 2008; it appears again in 2013.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Kaj

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1945–2023.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #216 in Norway in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.