Shai
Shai was the 1032nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 215 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 983rd with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,489 places. More babies were named Shai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,032 boys, up 417 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 215boys
- Girls and boys
- 32% girls, 68% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,340babies recorded
Shai popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,349 | #1,032 | 78 | 215 |
| 2020 | #2,466 | #1,449 | 71 | 120 |
| 2010 | #5,569 | #2,722 | 25 | 45 |
| 2000 | #3,111 | #3,284 | 45 | 26 |
| 1990 | #7,766 | #3,749 | 11 | 16 |
| 1980 | #6,238 | #5,426 | 11 | 7 |
| 1970 | #9,055 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Shai, counting every spelling?
Shai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #985 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,032 for Shai on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shai | 215 | #1,032 | 1,057 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shai?
215 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shai (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shai?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Shai are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 18. That makes Shai a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shai by state
How common Shai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.7×), New Jersey (2.6×), Maryland (2.3×), Pennsylvania (1.5×), Virginia (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shai
How popular is the name Shai?
Shai was the 1032nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 215 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 983rd with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,489 places. More babies were named Shai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Shai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 32% girls, 68% boys given the name Shai in the US.
Where is Shai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shai was most common in District of Columbia (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.