Khai

Khai is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Khai are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 77%Female 23%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 77% male / 23% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880: 1,431 male / 262 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Khai

To address Khai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Khai," in English, "Guten Tag Khai," in German. About 77% of people named Khai are men and 23% 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 Khai,

German

Guten Tag Khai,

French

Bonjour Khai,

Spanish

Estimado/a Khai:

Chinese

Khai您好：

Japanese

Khai様

English

Hi Khai,

German

Hi Khai,

French

Salut Khai,

Spanish

Hola Khai,

Chinese

Khai你好：

Japanese

Khaiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Khai by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	common	man's name	75%
United States	uncommon	man's name	85%

United States birth data

1,431 male · 262 female · 1,693 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 84% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Khai a male or female name?

Khai is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Khai are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Khai in an email?

Is Khai a unisex name?

Khai is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Khai are men. Khai leans strongly male overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Khai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/khai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_khai,
  title  = {Is Khai a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/khai},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}