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Boy's name · #1032 in the US (2025) · Trending
68% boys · 32% girls — Shai is also given to girls: 78 in 2025, about 32% in recent years. Shai →
Shai is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1971, it stood at #1032 in 2025; about 2,500 boys have been named Shai along the way.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#1,878 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,101 in France (2025) · #1,175 in Canada (2024).
Among 124 notable people named Shai:
No single standout — notable Shais spread across many fields.
Similar names: Sai · Eitan · Zaiel · Asaiah · Haziel · Aryeh
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