Is Khai a boy or girl name?
Khai is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 42 girls and 240 boys were named Khai, so 14.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.1% of the 3,459 US babies named Khai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #947
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,670
- Babies named Khai since 1977
- 3,459
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 399 babies
Boys and girls named Khai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 166 | 22 | 11.7% |
| 2000s | 413 | 93 | 18.4% |
| 2010s | 1,087 | 186 | 14.6% |
| 2020s | 1,251 | 152 | 10.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 240 | #947 | 42 | #3,670 |
| 2023 | 367 | #722 | 32 | #4,413 |
| 2022 | 278 | #866 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2021 | 221 | #994 | 22 | #5,659 |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,269 | 21 | #5,752 |
| 2019 | 153 | #1,236 | 19 | #6,300 |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,146 | 20 | #6,146 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,327 | 23 | #5,595 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,408 | 16 | #7,434 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,487 | 26 | #5,220 |
| 2014 | 119 | #1,418 | 17 | #7,157 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,955 | 19 | #6,595 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,100 | 15 | #8,029 |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,915 | 11 | #10,084 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,085 | 20 | #6,515 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,426 | 15 | #8,254 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,812 | 12 | #9,797 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,745 | 11 | #10,492 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,431 | 14 | #8,496 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,932 | 12 | #9,179 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,364 | 8 | #12,211 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,299 | 6 | #14,841 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,794 | 8 | #11,668 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,718 | 7 | #12,777 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,710 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,535 | 6 | #13,550 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,116 | 7 | #11,783 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,221 | 9 | #9,429 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,383 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,835 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,318 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,077 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,804 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,091 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,413 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,601 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,118 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,943 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,996 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,807 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,333 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,351 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,338 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,575 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,370 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Khai reached #722 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #3,670 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Khai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.