Hai
Hai is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Hai are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 74% male / 26% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, China, United States
- US births since 1880
- 567 male / 21 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hai
To address Hai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hai," in English, "Guten Tag Hai," in German. About 74% of people named Hai are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hai,
German
Guten Tag Hai,
French
Bonjour Hai,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hai:
Chinese
Hai您好：
Japanese
Hai様
English
Hi Hai,
German
Hi Hai,
French
Salut Hai,
Spanish
Hola Hai,
Chinese
Hai你好：
Japanese
Haiさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | very common | man's name | 75% |
| China | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 96% |
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
567 male · 21 female · 588 births recorded
Since 1980: 96% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hai a male or female name?
Hai is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Hai are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Hai in an email?
To address Hai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hai," in English, "Guten Tag Hai," in German. About 74% of people named Hai are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Hai a unisex name?
Hai is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Hai are men. Hai leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Hai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hai,
title = {Is Hai a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hai},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}