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Kasai
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Origin
Documented Japanese given-name use; other same-spelling histories may differ.
The name dictionary explicitly classifies 佳最, 夏祭 with the reading かさい as given-name forms romanized Kasai. This documents a Japanese naming route, not the origin intended by every family using this spelling.
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Published name usage
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| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 10 | 2269 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 7 | 11932 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 437 | 639 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
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Language of use: Japanese
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Given-name usage is explicitly classified in the Japanese proper-name dictionary. This is language evidence, not ancestry or an exclusive gender assignment. Credit: Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, ENAMDICT/JMnedict. Selected and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Adapted material licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Documentation: https://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html. Source licence: https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html. No source audio reused.
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Origin: Documented Japanese given-name use; other same-spelling histories may differ.
Checked against cited source
The name dictionary explicitly classifies 佳最, 夏祭 with the reading かさい as given-name forms romanized Kasai. This documents a Japanese naming route, not the origin intended by every family using this spelling. Credit: Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, ENAMDICT/JMnedict. Selected and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Adapted material licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Documentation: https://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html. Source licence: https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html. No source audio reused.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Supporting evidence: Japanese written forms and reading for Kasai
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Documented written forms: 佳最, 夏祭. Japanese reading: かさい (Kasai). The romanized spelling alone does not establish a literal meaning. These forms are not merged with popularity records, and this source-language reading is not presented as English pronunciation. Credit: Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, ENAMDICT/JMnedict. Selected and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Adapted material licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Documentation: https://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html. Source licence: https://www.edrdg.org/edrdg/licence.html. No source audio reused.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration