How rare is the name Lai?

4,996 people in the United States have the first name Lai, about 1 in 60,455. It ranks #3,914 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

LAI

#3,914

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,996
About
1 in 60,455
This common or more
83.2%
Who bears it

Of the 4,996 people named Lai, 95.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% as Black and 1.1% as White. 77.9% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Lai

1 other first name also has 4,996 people.

#3,914 Jakayla · 4,996

Either side of Lai

#3,913 Shoshana · 4,998#3,914 Jakayla · 4,996#3,916 Shira · 4,995#3,917 Katlin · 4,993

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lai, most common first.

#7,241 La · 2,127#8,920 Lay · 1,595#15,522 Lah · 740#16,110 Law · 705#17,454 Laia · 632#20,345 Lao · 509#21,849 Lau · 461#39,783 Lae · 189

Also a last name

As a last name, Lai ranks #1,614 of 156,621, with 21,611 people. See Lai as a last name

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