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Khai
OriginArabic or Hawaiian
Meaning"benevolence; sea"
About Khai
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.
Pronounced KY.
As of October 2026, Khai ranked #1179 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #722 in 2023.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,418 | 119 | 62 |
| 2015 | #1,487 | 112 | 58.4 |
| 2016 | #1,408 | 125 | 65.9 |
| 2017 | #1,327 | 136 | 73.5 |
| 2018 | #1,146 | 168 | 92.5 |
| 2019 | #1,236 | 153 | 85.3 |
| 2020 | #1,269 | 145 | 84 |
| 2021 | #994 | 221 | 126.3 |
| 2022 | #866 | 278 | 159.2 |
| 2023 | #722 | 367 | 214.5 |
| 2024 | #947 | 240 | 139.3 |
| 2025 | #1,179 | 175 | 102.5 |
World rankings
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