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Ki
How to Pronounce Ki
Pronounced KEE /ΛkiΛ/Low
Meaning: Ki has two honest routes. As a Korean name or name-element it can carry senses such as energy, spirit, or foundation, romanized as Ki. In an American setting it may instead be a short form or truncation of a longer name. The intended source varies by family, so confidence is modest.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Ki appears in United States records from the mid-nineteen-forties but stays extremely rare for decades. Its small high comes in 2002, likely reflecting both Korean-American families and its use as a brief, modern-sounding short form.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak, with records reaching into the twenty-twenties. A boy named Ki at that high point would be in his early twenties today. The name reads as minimal and clean, open to more than one heritage.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ki mean?
It may be a Korean name or element read as energy or spirit, or a short form of a longer name.
How do you pronounce Ki?
It is said KEE /ΛkiΛ/, one syllable.
Is Ki a boy or girl name?
In these United States records Ki is a boy's name.
How popular is Ki?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.