Hoi

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Hoi is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name28K records spelled Hoi51 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Huy, Hoei, Hồi, Hối, Hội

• Chinese given name19K records spelled Hoi4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Ho-I, Hỏi, Hội

• a separate given name10K records spelled Hoi29 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

  Also written Hới, Hôị, Họ̕i, Hợî, Hơi

• Ukrainian given name3.5K records spelled Hoi5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Netherlands, United States, Hong Kong, Ukraine

  Languages: Ukrainian, Russian

  Also written Hỏi, Hội

• a separate given name2.0K records spelled Hoi8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Hong Kong

  Also written Hò̂i, Hồi, Hoï, Hợi, Hôi

• Spanish given name1.9K records spelled Hoi13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Hong Kong, El Salvador, Chile

  Also written Hội, Hới, Höî, Hỏi, Hởi

• Malay given name1.5K records spelled Hoi44 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, United States, Thailand, Singapore

  Languages: Malay, English, Korean

  Also written Hooi, Heu, ฮุย, Hoy, ฮุ่ย

• French given name1.3K records spelled Hoi16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

  Also written Hoï, Hối, Hội, Hòi, Hơi

46 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Hoi is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Malay, hey; interjection used to call out to people

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Vietnamese, smelly, foul

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In cdo, Mixed up; refuse, sweep- in <i;s, dirt; sound of broak- ini; things : coa【.， "lala chaki refuse, odds and ends. Wranglin [；, noisy, clam- orous, turbulent. Chiiki. A coll. word ； us chifki rho、 to slasli nnd HM car, like au infuriated woiuaiu

  as a word·An Alphabetic Dictionary of the Chinese Language in the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, to shun, to dread, taboo, to conceal, name of a dead person

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In lld, A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 13 years between 2008–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• John H. ChauUSnot in their usual nameplant evolutionary biologist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 127 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Hoi?

We estimate roughly 1.2 thousand people bear Hoi (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Hoi have the most bearers?

Hoi is most frequently recorded in Vietnam, where it is most often spelled hoi.

How common is Hoi compared with other names?

In Vietnam, Hoi is the 198th most common given name of 72,115 given names recorded there.

Is Hoi a male or female name?

Hoi is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Hoi mean?

Recorded meaning: Alternative form of hoy, hey!