How Many People Are Named Chai?
people named Chai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 539,944 people in the US has this name
Based on 647 babies named Chai in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chai, 41% were girls and 59% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Chai rose from 20.9% in the 1980s to 59.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chai alive today is about 22 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chai first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 1994, to 26 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,293, in 1984. In 2025 it ranked #10,914. Among girls, its best rank was #6,685, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,914 | #8,466 |
| Best rank | #3,293 (1984) | #6,685 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,354 in the 1990s | #8,361 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chai were born in California than in any other state: about 63 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chai was given about 6.2 times as often in California.
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