How Many People Are Named Dai?
people named Dai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,659,149 people in the US has this name
Based on 212 babies named Dai in Social Security records from 1976 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the old Celtic word dei meaning "to shine". This name is also used as a Welsh diminutive of DAVID.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dai, 43.3% were girls and 56.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dai alive today is about 27 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dai first appears in the records in 1976 and was given most often in 2000, to 13 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1976 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,633, in 1985. Among girls, its best rank was #10,078, in 1978.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #15,442 |
| Best rank | #3,633 (1985) | #10,078 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,136 in the 1980s | #17,228 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dai were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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