Given name & surname · also Polynesian
Kaimi
“the seeker; one who searches”·“the seeker”
Kaimi is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “the seeker; one who searches” and “the seeker” (Hawaiian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the seeker; one who searches” and “the seeker” (Hawaiian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaimi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 43 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaimi’s family of names
Kaimi has a related form in Kaimea. Kaimi has a related form in Kaimee. Kaimi has a related form in Kaimey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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