Shai
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift.
Shai by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Shai. In the US, 100 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 90 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shayhawk-like or gift; a form of Séaghdha73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sailord; a form of sayi27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shahking or ruler; from Old Persian khshayathiya31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shawthicket or small wood28 in the US (2017)
- Shae26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shan15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Shai
Names that are said the same way as Shai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Shai, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shai
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