How rare is the name Sai?

5,716 people in the United States have the first name Sai, about 1 in 52,840. It ranks #3,586 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

SAI

#3,586

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,716
About
1 in 52,840
This common or more
82.7%
Who bears it

Of the 5,716 people named Sai, 86.9% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.4% as two or more races and 3.3% as White. 72.2% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Sai peaked in 2019, when 96 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19722025
Peak year
2019
Births that year
96
In 2025*
93 ▼3%
Recorded as
mostly male

At least 2,159 babies have been given the name since 1972. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Sai by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #3,885. The largest share of babies named Sai, 47%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#24,5405
1980s#7,226165
1990s#7,621218
2000s#4,946566
2010s#4,558680
2020s#3,885525
Generation X 1965–800.9%
Millennials 1981–9613%
Generation Z 1997–1239.2%
2013 and later47%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Sai

#3,584 Loyd · 5,718#3,585 Amin · 5,717#3,587 Raisa · 5,712#3,588 Joleen · 5,709

Spelled almost the same

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

#6,364 Sau · 2,533#7,194 Saw · 2,142#7,647 Sa · 1,975#8,496 Say · 1,705#14,906 Sae · 781#15,666 Sao · 731#30,168 Saia · 290

Also a last name

As a last name, Sai ranks #29,042 of 156,621, with 870 people. See Sai as a last name

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