Hai Lei
Hai Lei is a female given name: 90% of people named Hai Lei are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Hai Lei · Hailei · Hai-Lei
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 10% male / 90% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China
- Also spelled
- Hailei, Hai-Lei
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 287 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hai Lei
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hai Lei," in English, "Guten Tag Hai Lei," in German. Hai Lei is a female given name: about 90% of people named Hai Lei are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hai Lei,
German
Guten Tag Hai Lei,
French
Bonjour Hai Lei,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hai Lei:
Chinese
LeiHai您好：
Japanese
Lei様
English
Hi Hai,
German
Hi Hai,
French
Salut Hai,
Spanish
Hola Hai,
Chinese
Hai你好：
Japanese
Haiさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
0 male · 287 female · 287 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hai Lei a male or female name?
Hai Lei is a female given name: 90% of people named Hai Lei are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Hai Lei in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hai Lei," in English, "Guten Tag Hai Lei," in German. Hai Lei is a female given name: about 90% of people named Hai Lei are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Hai Lei a unisex name?
Hai Lei is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Hai Lei are men. Hai Lei leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Hai Lei a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hai-lei (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hailei,
title = {Is Hai Lei a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hai-lei},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}