Search names
Chai
OriginHebrew word name
Meaning"tea, alive"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#8468
Boys#10918
67% girls · 33% boys
About Chai
Pronounced CHY, it's a word name meaning tea in many Eastern languages. The Hebrew name is pronounced without the C as HAI.
Chai for girls#8468 US
Most people are likely to associate the name Chai with tea, but it's also a Chinese surname and Hebrew masculine name.
The video game series Soulcalibur features a female character named Chai.
Pronounced CHYE.
As of October 2026, Chai ranked #10918 for boys and #8468 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3293 for boys in 1984 and #6686 for girls in 2020.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 40 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Chai.
Similar boy names
Similar girl names
Chai on lists
Chai in blog posts
Save Chai
Save as boy name
Save as girl name