Is Hai a boy or girl name?

Hai is a boy’s name. Of the 588 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.6% were girls and 96.4% were boys.

Hai

Recorded 1975–2015 · United States

Hai was most popular in 1983, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,205 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 588 people named Hai.

Hai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hai’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hai is a boy’s name — 3.6% of the 588 Americans given it were girls and 96.4% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hai

Where Hai is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org