Kairos

Kairos: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “right or opportune moment”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KYE-ross · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (96% of all uses)

From Greek kairos, a word for the critical or fitting moment, distinct from chronos 'time' in general. It is primarily a lexical and philosophical term, occasionally used as a modern given name.

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How popular is Kairos?

202435.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Kairos in 2024116

2024 rank#1,635 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 1880623

Kairos is rising: use over the last five years is 5.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Kairos

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Kairos questions

What does the name Kairos mean?

Kairos means "right or opportune moment". It comes from Greek. From Greek kairos, a word for the critical or fitting moment, distinct from chronos 'time' in general. It is primarily a lexical and philosophical term, occasionally used as a modern given name.

Is Kairos a boy or girl name?

Kairos is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kairos?

116 US babies were named Kairos in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Kairos?

Kairos is usually pronounced KYE-ross.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.