Chai

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 40% girls / 60% boys

Chai first appears in the U.S. data in 1981 and has been recorded in 41 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 16 babies (rank #3,846 that year). In 2024 it was given to 15 boys (rank #5,936). The name has been rising over the last five years.
629
Total babies (all years)
41
Years in the data
16
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198111#3,643
19826#5,742
19837#5,005
198413#3,293
198510#4,089
19868#4,919
198712#3,760
198810#4,497
198910#4,867
199011#4,713
199114#4,036
199211#4,928
199316#3,846
199416#3,935
199511#5,183
19968#6,589
19977#7,405
19985#9,849
19996#8,870
20007#8,330
200114#5,171
20027#8,597
20039#7,327
20049#7,625
20059#7,735
200611#6,987
200711#7,176
20086#11,294
20098#9,121
20105#12,557
20118#8,893
20127#9,883
20138#8,932
20177#9,873
20187#9,852
20198#9,043
20206#10,834
20217#9,901
20228#9,135
20239#8,369
202415#5,936