Shai
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Shea Courteous.
- Origin
- Irish
Shai Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 2,254 baby boys have been named Shai. The name peaked in 2023 with 224 US births that year (rank #981). In 2024, ranked #1086 nationally — 105 places below its 2023 peak.
Top States for Shai
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Shai births are: New York (273), California (263), Florida (106).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Shai
If you like Shai's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
4-Letter Names Starting with S
Names with Shai's exact length and starting letter: Saad, Saba, Safa, Sage, Sakr.
Quick Facts About Shai
US Popularity History (2023–2023)
Annual US births named Shai by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2023 with 224 boys named Shai (boy rank #981 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Shai Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Shai the strongest states are New Jersey, Maryland, New York.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #602 | 48 |
| 2 | Maryland | #611 | 34 |
| 3 | New York | #629 | 155 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #745 | 19 |
| 5 | Virginia | #753 | 28 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #779 | 44 |
| 7 | California | #812 | 126 |
| 8 | Florida | #830 | 55 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #830 | 55 |
| 2 | California | #812 | 126 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #779 | 44 |
| 4 | Virginia | #753 | 28 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #745 | 19 |
| 6 | New York | #629 | 155 |
| 7 | Maryland | #611 | 34 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #602 | 48 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Shai in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Shai to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Shai against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).