Mai
Mai is a female given name: 98% of people named Mai are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, Japan, United States
- US births since 1880
- 20 male / 5,254 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mai
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mai," in English, "Guten Tag Mai," in German. Mai is a female given name: about 98% of people named Mai are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mai,
German
Guten Tag Mai,
French
Bonjour Mai,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mai:
Chinese
Mai您好：
Japanese
Mai様
English
Hi Mai,
German
Hi Mai,
French
Salut Mai,
Spanish
Hola Mai,
Chinese
Mai你好：
Japanese
Mai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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
20 male · 5,254 female · 5,274 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mai a male or female name?
Mai is a female given name: 98% of people named Mai are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Mai in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mai," in English, "Guten Tag Mai," in German. Mai is a female given name: about 98% of people named Mai are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mai a unisex name?
Mai is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Mai are men. Mai 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 Mai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mai,
title = {Is Mai a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mai},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}