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Khai

Boy

Meaning of Khai: Thai: 'strong or unbreakable'

Khai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Thai naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1067th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1162nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1067

207 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1162

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,670

First recorded 1977 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 42 babies2003: 53 babies2004: 56 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 65 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 55 babies2009: 68 babies2010: 85 babies20102011: 84 babies2012: 80 babies2013: 90 babies2014: 136 babies2015: 138 babies2016: 142 babies2017: 159 babies2018: 188 babies2019: 172 babies2020: 166 babies20202021: 243 babies2022: 313 babies2023: 399 babies2024: 285 babies2025: 207 babies
US babies named Khai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 399.

Gender split

87% boys · 13% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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