Is Khai a boy or girl name?

Khai is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,670 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.2% were girls and 86.8% were boys.

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Khai

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Khai was most popular in 2023, when 399 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,383 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,157, with 207 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,670 people named Khai.

Khai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Khai’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Khai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Khai is mostly a boy’s name — 13.2% of the 3,670 Americans given it were girls and 86.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 12% girls and 88% 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 Khai

Where Khai is most concentrated

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

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