unisex name
Zai
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 350
Zai is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 20% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 33 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Zai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 132 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 171 |
How popular is Zai?
In 2025, Zai was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zai
How popular is the name Zai?
In 2025, Zai was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zai a girl's or a boy's name?
Zai is used for both girls and boys. About 20% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Zai most popular?
Zai peaked in 2023, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zai currently ranks #5,039 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.