Khai

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Arabic or Hawaiian

"benevolence; sea"

Khai Origin and Meaning

The name Khai is a boy's name meaning "benevolence; sea".

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik notably chose this name for their daughter in 2020, as a variation of Gigi's grandmother's name, Khairiah. In 2021, the name caught on for boys — Khai was a new debut on the Top 1000 and one of the fastest-rising names that year.

Khai is typically used as a spelling variation of the hot multicultural name Kai.

Khai Rank in US Top 1000

# 721 in the US

Khai Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1980 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Khai

• 721 US 2023
• 1980 Nameberry 2025
• 268 Unique 2020
• 187 Unisex 2022
• 851 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Khai

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Khai.

• Kaine
• Lyam
• Azayah
• Kaizen
• Zakari
• Kaisen
• Axton
• Jovanny
• Zade
• Jakobi
• Aizen
• Kage
• Malikai
• Caillou
• Aziah
• Nakoa
• Dinero
• Kyrie
• Noa
• Ameerah

The name Khai in Pop Culture

• Khai character on Thai TV's "Theory of Love"