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The baby name Sai is a Unisex name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced {'Common (English/Chinese pinyin)': '/saɪ/ (sigh)', 'Indian (devotional usage)': '/saːi/ or /sɑː.i/ (sah-ee)', 'Japanese': '/sa.i/ (sah-ee)'}.

Sai is Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 12.0
Origin: Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: {'Common (English/Chinese pinyin)': '/saɪ/ (sigh)', 'Indian (devotional usage)': '/saːi/ or /sɑː.i/ (sah-ee)', 'Japanese': '/sa.i/ (sah-ee)'}

What is the meaning of the name Sai ?

The baby name Sai is a Unisex name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced {'Common (English/Chinese pinyin)': '/saɪ/ (sigh)', 'Indian (devotional usage)': '/saːi/ or /sɑː.i/ (sah-ee)', 'Japanese': '/sa.i/ (sah-ee)'}.

Sai is Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit in Origin.

Sai is a short, unisex name widely used in India, rooted in a devotional honorific found in Marathi and Urdu and associated above all with Shirdi Sai Baba (c. 1838–1918), the syncretic saint revered across Hindu and Muslim communities. Because of that link, Sai is commonly interpreted as “saint,” “holy one,” or “spiritual master,” and by extension “divine” or “auspicious.” The precise etymology is debated, with likely influence from Persian-Urdu titles for revered guides.

As a given name, Sai rose sharply in the 20th century and is now common across India and the diaspora. It appears alone or as a devotional prefix in South Indian compounds such as Sai Kiran, Sai Prasad, Sai Lakshmi, and Sai Kumar. Variant spellings include Saai, Saee, Sayee, and Sayi. In Japanese, independent name Sai uses kanji like 彩 (color), 才 (talent), or 斎 (purification), reflecting separate origins and meanings.

Sai has the following similar or variant Names

Sai – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
FJ Girls 0 #6 4 583
FJ 0 #6 1 374
BN 0 #27 6 2,297
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
MO 0 #49 4 2,706
IN 0 #59 12 2,963
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
MV Boys 0 #76 4 3,375
BN Boys 0 #83 51 6,332
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
BN Girls 0 #95 12 5,459
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
OM 0 #104 13 6,215
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
IN Boys 0 #139 3,552 16,750
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
AE 0 #165 13 10,220
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
MO Boys 0 #166 58 5,842
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
Sweden Boys 2019 #183 2 1,462
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
BD 0 #215 13 5,992
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Girls 0 #235 17 7,056
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
SG 0 #244 26 11,010
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
TW Boys 0 #249 8 7,111
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
HK Boys 0 #265 369 12,905
QA Girls 0 #270 47 15,378
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IN Girls 0 #275 458 13,121
Canada Girls 2024 #278 8 2,795
SA 0 #278 18 10,560
JP Boys 0 #280 18 7,909
SG Boys 0 #280 563 17,960
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
MY 0 #282 49 12,352
CN Boys 0 #283 37 9,639
TW Girls 0 #283 7 8,139
Canada Boys 2024 #291 16 2,588
KZ Boys 0 #291 6 6,578
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
KW Boys 0 #302 629 18,755
HK 0 #303 46 8,483
OM Girls 0 #323 74 15,987
KZ Girls 0 #324 9 5,862
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
CN Girls 0 #334 16 8,829
GH Boys 0 #335 11 8,138
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
MU Boys 0 #336 22 8,477
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
MU Girls 0 #339 13 8,539
PH Boys 0 #341 43 11,440
PH Girls 0 #346 45 13,098
BH 0 #348 208 17,937
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
JO Boys 0 #359 19 7,057
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
BD Girls 0 #363 24 8,413
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
KW Girls 0 #372 144 19,177
France Boys 2020 #389 3 2,846
YE 0 #393 6 8,639
Finland Boys 0 #399 29 2,041
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #408 5 6,387
MY Boys 0 #411 1,022 25,439
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
OM Boys 0 #414 608 17,948
AE Boys 0 #418 998 22,615
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
BD Boys 0 #456 124 10,045
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
SG Girls 0 #461 126 18,916
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
CR Boys 0 #471 17 10,188
QA Boys 0 #472 238 18,093
RU Girls 0 #476 23 11,913
AE Girls 0 #477 77 20,968
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
MY Girls 0 #490 605 24,821
IQ Girls 0 #492 13 11,303
RU Boys 0 #492 14 12,621
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
HK Girls 0 #496 120 16,104
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
CR Girls 0 #521 12 11,342
LY 0 #525 11 12,703
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
PS Boys 0 #539 10 10,655
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
IL Boys 0 #595 13 10,983
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
IL Girls 0 #638 8 11,648
TN 0 #640 198 13,765
IQ Boys 0 #641 27 13,071
CL Boys 0 #655 11 13,390
Finland Boys 2026 #670 13 3,552
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IT 0 #704 11 4,183
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
MA 0 #775 368 20,986
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
SA Girls 0 #802 134 25,931
EG Boys 0 #811 76 15,035
Germany Girls 0 #819 20 4,949
NG Girls 0 #823 4 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #825 68 7,044
DZ 0 #839 347 20,130
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
CO Boys 0 #889 32 15,656
United States Girls 2024 #899 18 8,487
CL Girls 0 #910 6 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #912 19 5,610
NL Boys 0 #917 35 5,873
NG Boys 0 #924 28 16,906
Germany Boys 0 #930 23 5,697
NL Girls 0 #942 14 5,933
MX Boys 0 #946 37 16,355
Spain Girls 0 #956 28 5,561
SA Boys 0 #968 766 28,008
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,001 9 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
CO Girls 0 #1,049 30 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,049 130 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,108 76 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,123 19 25,928
TR 0 #1,197 15 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,400 72 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,410 37 9,415

Sai is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Switzerland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Sweden

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People also ask about Sai

Sai is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Sai is a 12 syllable name, pronounced {'Common (English/Chinese pinyin)': '/saɪ/ (sigh)', 'Indian (devotional usage)': '/saːi/ or /sɑː.i/ (sah-ee)', 'Japanese': '/sa.i/ (sah-ee)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include साई (Devanagari), 赛 (Chinese character, pinyin Sài), Various Japanese kanji/katakana spellings, Compound forms: Sai Ram and Sai Krishna.
Yes — Sai ranked #134 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Sai ranks highest in Switzerland (#134 in 2024).