Dai

A unisex name of Japanese origin, meaning great or large.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Dai by the numbers

Dai was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 1985, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Danigod is my judge; diminutive of Daniel262 in the US (2017)
  • Danhe judged26 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dayperiod of daylight; day of the week5 in the US (2017)
  • Dari18 in the US (2017)

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