Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Variant of Shea courteous.
- Hebrew
- Gift
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shai
Pronunciation
shai
Famous People
Athlete Shai Alexander
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #977, 224 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1030, 215 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #1761, 116 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2326, 78 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 215 | 78 |
| 2024 | 200 | 101 |
| 2023 | 224 | 116 |
| 2022 | 219 | 107 |
| 2021 | 199 | 96 |
| 2020 | 120 | 71 |
| 2019 | 98 | 59 |
| 2018 | 75 | 48 |
| 2017 | 66 | 36 |
| 2016 | 52 | 30 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #1122, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1127, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 15 | 6 |
| 2021 | 17 | 6 |
| 2020 | 13 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2018 | 15 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | 11 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #1168, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #687, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence