Fun Facts About the Name Kahsai
- 7 babies named Kahsai: U.S. records list 7 babies given the name Kahsai from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kahsai Mean?
Kahsai is a Tigrinya name commonly understood to mean "crown," often more literally as "my crown." The form is explained as a Tigrinya noun for crown with a possessive ending, so the literal sense is "my crown"; the customary English gloss is "crown." It is written in Ge'ez script as ካህሳይ. The meaning comes from Tigrinya vocabulary rather than from a biblical or saint's name.
Kahsai Name History & Origins
Kahsai is used among Tigrinya speakers in the Eritrean highlands and northern Ethiopia. It serves as a personal name and can also be a surname. In Tigrinya script it is ካህሳይ; the Latin spellings Kahsai and Kahsay are transliteration variants of the same name, not separate names. It fits a Tigrinya pattern in which a noun takes a possessive ending, as in Tesfay ("my hope"). Eritrean and Ethiopian diaspora communities use different Latin spellings, but these reflect transliteration choices rather than a change in the name's history.
How Popular is the Name Kahsai?
Kahsai has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #10,178 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,178 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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