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Hai

Unisex

Meaning of Hai: Chinese: 'ocean'

Hai is a unisex name most strongly associated with Chinese naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

588

First recorded 1975 · peak 1983

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 50 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 39 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 27 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 6 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Hai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 50.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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