Hoi
Girl name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Hoi: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1995.
A name with roots in several cultures, Hoi is most familiar to English speakers as a Cantonese Chinese name meaning "sea" or "ocean," written with the character 海. It also appears as a short form or variant of the Scottish place-name Hoy, the island in Orkney, though this usage remains extremely rare as a given name. Notable bearers include Hong Kong Olympic fencer Hoi Siu Lun and footballer Hoi Wai, while the historic Vietnamese town Hội An shares a similar-sounding but unrelated origin. In Scotland, Hoi has been recorded only sporadically since the 1970s, often reflecting Chinese heritage or family links to the Far East rather than a native Scottish tradition. An alternative Romanisation, "Hoey," exists as a surname.
Girl 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19953 babies
- Latest (2003)
- #6673 babies
- Total births
- 6since 1995
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y