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Zai
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About Zai
A modern invention in the style of Kai. Long I is the hottest vowel sound right now, so Zai is destined for wider use.
Pronounced ZY.
As of October 2026, Zai ranked #5039 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3970 in 2024.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,632 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | #4,419 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,293 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #4,212 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | #3,970 | 28 | 16.3 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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