Shai is a Hebrew name meaning gift, a single syllable that opens and rises like a small offered thing. In Israel it's long been common for boys and sometimes girls; in American English it has a clipped, modern cool, boosted in recent years by NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and by its general fit with the one-syllable unisex wave. Ranked 1086, it reads international, slightly streetwise, entirely assured. The sh opens soft, the ai rings long, and the whole thing exits fast. Shai is a name like a good pass, given and gone before you quite realize what's happened.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
Nicknames
No common nicknames.
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Sibling name ideas
- Joan
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- Dior
- Kit
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- True
- Shea
- Dior
- Kit
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