Hoai
Hoai is a given name. Notable people with this given name include:Phạm Thị Hoài, Vietnamese writer, editor and translator Trần Văn Hoài (1929–2010), Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate and activist
Meaning & Origin of Hoai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hoai is a given name. Notable people with this given name include:Phạm Thị Hoài, Vietnamese writer, editor and translator Trần Văn Hoài (1929–2010), Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate and activist
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The Story of Hoai
As a girl name
Hoai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 6 Hoais were born — ranking #9,015 that year. As of 2026, Hoai ranks #9,015 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Hoais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hoai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 7 Hoais were born — ranking #5,003 that year. As of 2026, Hoai ranks #7,268 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Hoais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hoai
Hoai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Hoai's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #5,003. Use the chart and map above to compare Hoai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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