Hai
A boys’ name of Vietnamese origin, meaning sea.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Hai by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Hai.
Its American peak was 44 babies in 1983, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hadiguide or leader89 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harilion; variant of Harih, a name for Vishnu54 in England and Wales (2025)
- HanKorean given name; represents virtues such as greatness or wisdom46 in the US (2017)
- Hanihappy, joyful14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Halhome ruler; short form of henry3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Haogood, excellent, grand12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Hai, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.