Is Shai a boy or girl name?
Shai is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 101 girls and 200 boys were named Shai, so 33.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44.3% of the 4,047 US babies named Shai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,086
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,963
- Babies named Shai since 1968
- 4,047
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 340 babies
Boys and girls named Shai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1970s | 34 | 64 | 65.3% |
| 1980s | 80 | 86 | 51.8% |
| 1990s | 254 | 450 | 63.9% |
| 2000s | 354 | 349 | 49.6% |
| 2010s | 570 | 342 | 37.5% |
| 2020s | 962 | 491 | 33.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 200 | #1,086 | 101 | #1,963 |
| 2023 | 224 | #981 | 116 | #1,771 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,019 | 107 | #1,894 |
| 2021 | 199 | #1,072 | 96 | #2,022 |
| 2020 | 120 | #1,447 | 71 | #2,465 |
| 2019 | 98 | #1,656 | 59 | #2,849 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,974 | 48 | #3,336 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,106 | 36 | #4,137 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,470 | 30 | #4,716 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,520 | 31 | #4,572 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,207 | 26 | #5,293 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,487 | 20 | #6,433 |
| 2012 | 55 | #2,351 | 33 | #4,473 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,733 | 34 | #4,342 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,722 | 25 | #5,568 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,742 | 34 | #4,463 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,373 | 40 | #3,997 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,859 | 41 | #3,904 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,210 | 41 | #3,781 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,602 | 26 | #5,088 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,062 | 25 | #5,186 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,916 | 25 | #5,070 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,741 | 34 | #3,871 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,704 | 38 | #3,537 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,284 | 45 | #3,111 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,311 | 36 | #3,495 |
| 1998 | 27 | #3,004 | 51 | #2,687 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,054 | 59 | #2,303 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,735 | 57 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,172 | 53 | #2,450 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,079 | 63 | #2,162 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,896 | 90 | #1,678 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,816 | 19 | #5,225 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,152 | 11 | #7,873 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,749 | 11 | #7,766 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,123 | 7 | #10,620 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,662 | 13 | #6,196 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,526 | 11 | #6,696 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,645 | 7 | #9,357 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,072 | 7 | #9,087 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,895 | 13 | #5,474 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,389 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,528 | 7 | #9,011 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,436 | 10 | #6,713 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,426 | 11 | #6,238 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,272 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,485 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,462 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,357 | 5 | #10,555 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,000 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,562 | 6 | #8,512 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,534 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,624 | 8 | #6,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,317 | 6 | #8,125 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,055 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,293 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,953 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shai reached #981 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,678 in 1993. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shai
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.