Recorded 1975–2015 Boys' name Peak 1983 567 births

Hai — boys' name

567 babies named Hai in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s601980s2891990s1562000s372010s25
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Hai was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

44 babies were named Hai in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hai

The Social Security Administration has registered 567 babies named Hai between 1975 and 2015, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hai performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Hai in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 567 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hai at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

567

Since 1975

41 years of records

Peak year

1983

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1975

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2015

Hai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1975

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1983)
44
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
01020304050 20152003199819931988198319781975 5

Hai popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1982 (Hai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
5.566.577.588.5 198419831982 7

Hai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
289 births that decade — 51% of Hai's all-time total
1970s601980s2891990s1562000s372010s25

Hai by state

Where Hai concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
112 19.8%
#2 Texas
23 4.1%
#3 Louisiana
21 3.7%
California share of Hai's total US births 19.8%
Even split

112 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hai?
567 babies have been named Hai since 1975. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1983 with 44 births.
When was Hai most popular?
Hai was most popular in the 1980s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Hai most popular?
The top states for the name Hai are California (112 births), Texas (23 births), Louisiana (21 births).
How long has the name Hai been used?
Hai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 41 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Hai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haiden, Haider, Haig, Haidyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.