Khai
Girl name · #4421 in 2025 · Uniqueness 62/100
Khai is currently the #4421 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5127, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Khai.
Babies named Khai per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 28-year story
Khai first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 43 babies and a rank of #3575. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Khai against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Khai in class?
Khai scores 62 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Khai is most common
State-level data for Khai is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Khai
Statistically, parents drawn to Khai tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Keysi, Shai, Keari, Airi, and Eymi.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Khai | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 43 | #3575 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4108 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6176 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5517 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5127 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Khai a popular girl name?
Khai ranked #4421 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5127.
When was the name Khai most popular?
Khai peaked in 2024, when 43 American girls received the name (ranked #3575 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Khai?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Khai. It scores 62/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.