Khai
Khai is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Meaning & Origin of Khai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khai is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Origin & history
The Story of Khai
As a girl name
Khai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 45 Khais were born — ranking #3,462 that year. As of 2026, Khai ranks #3,462 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+88% over the past five years). In total, more than 541 Khais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Khai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 367 Khais were born — ranking #721 that year. As of 2026, Khai ranks #790 for boys with 323 births, rising sharply (+84% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Khais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khai
Khai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Khai's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #721. Use the chart and map above to compare Khai'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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