NameTides

Khai

Khai was the #1,176 boys' name in the US in 2025 (175 babies), and #1,406 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Khai as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Khai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Khai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,176 (175)#1,406 (19)#762 (3)—#1,251 (19)
2024#947 (242)#1,162 (24)#619 (4)#655 (4)#1,089 (22)
2023#723 (367)#1,407 (18)#614 (4)#770 (3)#797 (31)
2022#865 (278)#1,469 (17)#590 (4)#779 (3)#1,415 (14)
2021#991 (221)#1,595 (15)——#1,230 (17)
2020#1,262 (145)#3,334 (5)——#2,746 (5)
2019#1,234 (153)———#1,737 (10)
2018#1,141 (168)#2,259 (9)——#1,572 (11)
2017#1,321 (136)#2,324 (9)#733 (3)—#2,010 (8)
2016#1,389 (126)#2,804 (7)——#2,182 (7)
2015#1,481 (112)#2,483 (8)#686 (3)—#1,956 (8)
2014#1,414 (119)#3,895 (4)——#1,778 (9)
2013#1,942 (71)#3,315 (5)——#2,086 (7)
2012#2,091 (65)#2,721 (7)———
2011#1,905 (73)#2,613 (7)——#1,467 (12)

Khai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Canada
Khai as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Khai as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSCanada
2025#4,352 (32)—
2024#3,575 (43)#3,383 (5)
2023#4,363 (32)—
2022#4,108 (35)—
2021#5,573 (22)—
2020#5,667 (21)—
2019#6,176 (19)—
2018#6,010 (20)—
2017#5,517 (23)—
2016#7,230 (16)—
2015#5,127 (26)—
2014#6,987 (17)—
2013#6,462 (19)—
2012#7,804 (15)—
2011#9,723 (11)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #723.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.
  • In 2025, 16% of US babies named Khai were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Khai is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,500 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Khai by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #825NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,135TXFlorida: #777FL
Khai (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Khai (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KhaiCanadaGirls—too few
KhaiCanadaBoys#1,25119
KhaiEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
KhaiIrelandBoys—too few
KhaiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KhaiScotlandBoys#7623
KhaiUSGirls#4,35232
KhaiUSBoys#1,176175