How Many People Are Named Zai?
people named Zai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,081,597 people in the US has this name
Based on 318 babies named Zai in Social Security records from 2001 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Zai, 22.3% were girls and 77.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 25.8% of the babies were girls then and 18.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zai alive today is about 6 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zai first appears in the records in 2001 and was given most often in 2023, to 33 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2001 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,978, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #5,038. Among girls, its best rank was #12,106, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,038 | #14,890 |
| Best rank | #3,978 (2024) | #12,106 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,416 in the 2020s | #17,811 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zai were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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