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Shai

SHAI

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Hebrew name meaning 'gift' or 'present' (related to 'shay'). Concise and meaningful, used across Israeli and Jewish communities with modern appeal.”

Popularity Over Time

Shai US popularity rank over timeRank 8825 in 1978 to rank 980 in 2023. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#980#4903#88251968198020002024

Shai is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Hebrew

Syllables

1

Style

ModernMinimalStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Shai Hoffmann

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong →

Similar Names

Shai

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Shay

Irish Rare & Uncommon

Shai

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Eli

Hebrew Top 100

Lior

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Ari

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Remy

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Hebrew origin, works across cultures

People Also Ask

Hebrew name meaning 'gift' or 'present' (related to 'shay'). Concise and meaningful, used across Israeli and Jewish communities with modern appeal.

Shai is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Shai works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Shai include Eli, Lior, Ari, Remy.