Is Sai a boy or girl name?
Sai is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 68 boys were named Sai, so 20.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 22% of the 2,066 US babies named Sai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,162
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,571
- Babies named Sai since 1972
- 2,066
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 96 babies
Boys and girls named Sai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 116 | 49 | 29.7% |
| 1990s | 183 | 35 | 16.1% |
| 2000s | 405 | 161 | 28.4% |
| 2010s | 556 | 124 | 18.2% |
| 2020s | 346 | 86 | 19.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68 | #2,162 | 18 | #6,571 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,075 | 14 | #7,977 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,078 | 17 | #6,933 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,270 | 13 | #8,382 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2,016 | 24 | #5,286 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,865 | 15 | #7,657 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,117 | 11 | #9,700 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,482 | 15 | #7,772 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,615 | 11 | #9,983 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,453 | 9 | #11,676 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,423 | 13 | #8,877 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,486 | 12 | #9,510 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,479 | 15 | #8,141 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,309 | 9 | #11,978 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,672 | 14 | #8,627 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,068 | 20 | #6,767 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,255 | 15 | #8,451 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,594 | 19 | #7,047 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,817 | 17 | #7,429 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,644 | 16 | #7,430 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,723 | 21 | #5,929 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,914 | 11 | #9,567 |
| 2002 | 31 | #3,004 | 20 | #5,858 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,727 | 15 | #7,250 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,618 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,334 | 9 | #10,169 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,826 | 9 | #9,939 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,853 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,799 | 6 | #13,126 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,736 | 5 | #15,261 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,744 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,719 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,429 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,146 | 6 | #12,571 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,531 | 9 | #8,593 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,650 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,889 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,617 | 6 | #10,583 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,630 | 6 | #10,354 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,587 | 5 | #11,621 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,176 | 10 | #6,762 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,186 | 7 | #8,833 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,865 | 6 | #10,072 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,605 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sai reached #1,865 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #5,286 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.