Hai Li
Hai Li is a female given name: 90% of people named Hai Li are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
Hai Li · Haili · Hai-Li
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 10% male / 90% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China
- Also spelled
- Haili, Hai-Li
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 829 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hai Li
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hai Li," in English, "Guten Tag Hai Li," in German. Hai Li is a female given name: about 90% of people named Hai Li are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hai Li,
German
Guten Tag Hai Li,
French
Bonjour Hai Li,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hai Li:
Chinese
LiHai您好：
Japanese
Li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 | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
0 male · 829 female · 829 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hai Li a male or female name?
Hai Li is a female given name: 90% of people named Hai Li are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Hai Li in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hai Li," in English, "Guten Tag Hai Li," in German. Hai Li is a female given name: about 90% of people named Hai Li are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Hai Li a unisex name?
Hai Li is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Hai Li are men. Hai Li 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 Li a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hai-li (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_haili,
title = {Is Hai Li a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hai-li},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}