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Mai is also used as a masculine name in Japanese. However, it's more common for females. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be changed from "Feminine" to "Feminine & Masculine". Some evidence for this is that Mai is also used as a name element in unisex and masculine Japanese names such as Maisuke, Maihito, Maihitoshi, and Maihiko.Sources: https://forebears.io/forenames/mai
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/maisuke
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/maihito
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/maihitoshi
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/maihiko
Mai was especially common in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s. 舞 (dance) and 麻衣 (linen, robe) are both popular spellings and both made the top 10 of the most popular girls names in Japan.As 麻衣 (linen, robe) it entered the top 10 in 1983. It peaked at #2 in 1984 and 1985. It last made the top 10 in 1994.It entered the top 10 as 舞 (dance) in 1985. It peaked in 1992 and 1993 at #3 and was last in the top 10 in 1998.
The first kanji used for Mai (舞) was given to 95 boys from 1989-2003 (61 of whom were born in 1989) compared to 18801 girls born in the same period.Source: http://www.namaejiten.com/

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