The baby name Chai is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English common: CHAI /tʃaɪ/,Hebrew: KHAI /χaɪ/ (חַי),Thai/Hindi: CHAI /tɕʰaj/ (often pronounced like 'jai').
The baby name Chai is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English common: CHAI /tʃaɪ/,Hebrew: KHAI /χaɪ/ (חַי),Thai/Hindi: CHAI /tɕʰaj/ (often pronounced like 'jai').
Chai is Chinese, Sanskrit, Thai in Origin.
Chai (Hebrew: חי, pronounced with a guttural kh) means “life” and serves both as a standalone Jewish given name and as a short form of Chaim/Haim. It appears in medieval records - most notably with the 11th‑century scholar Hai (Chai) Gaon - and holds strong cultural resonance via the toast l’chaim and the number 18, matching the word’s numeric value. Variants and related forms include Hai, Haim/Chaim (Hyam, Hyman), and the feminine Chaya/Haya; in English contexts, Chai may be adopted independently. The “tea” sense of chai is unrelated etymologically.
Beyond Hebrew, Chai is also Thai ชัย, meaning “victory,” used on its own and in compound names such as Somchai and Boonchai. Additionally, Chinese Chái (柴) is a surname meaning “firewood,” occasionally adapted as a given name. Contemporary usage spans Jewish, Thai, and multicultural settings - typically masculine, but sometimes unisex in the West.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #86 | 21 | 5,459 |
| MY | 0 | #94 | 281 | 12,352 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #102 | 9 | 5,607 | |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #106 | 28 | 6,332 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #124 | 3,088 | 25,439 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #175 | 2,021 | 24,821 |
| SG | 0 | #175 | 95 | 11,010 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #208 | 11 | 5,692 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #214 | 10 | 5,842 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #239 | 13 | 7,056 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #248 | 9 | 7,111 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| IL | 0 | #262 | 13 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #265 | 12 | 8,139 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #284 | 549 | 17,960 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #289 | 338 | 18,916 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #296 | 21 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #301 | 19 | 9,639 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| HK | 0 | #334 | 15 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 57 | 13,098 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #339 | 11 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #355 | 6 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #395 | 136 | 12,905 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| France | Boys | 2010 | #408 | 6 | 2,828 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #479 | 37 | 19,177 |
| MA | 0 | #485 | 1,036 | 20,986 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #505 | 44 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #527 | 27 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #541 | 67 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #546 | 70 | 16,104 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| TN | 0 | #579 | 277 | 13,765 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #648 | 7 | 13,121 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| DZ | 0 | #797 | 398 | 20,130 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #875 | 61 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #878 | 15 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #909 | 8 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #915 | 27 | 12,708 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #929 | 27 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #959 | 24 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Chai is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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