Masculine dossier · first seen 1971
Shai
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
224
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1971Peak 20232025
Quick answers about Shai
How many people are named Shai?
An estimated 2,440 living Americans are named Shai.
How rare is Shai?
Shai is uncommon among babies today, with 215 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Shai?
The median age of a living American named Shai is approximately 7 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 18 years old.
Is Shai still popular?
Yes — Shai is currently rising in popularity, with 215 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Shai most common?
Shai has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appeared 2.7× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
4%
2025
215
All-time
2,469
Where it lives now
Shai is most concentrated in New York — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in New Jersey.
States where Shai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.