Chai is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1994 and remains in steady use.
Chai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,918 among boys (6) and #8,468 among girls (12) — overall #11,063 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #8,468 | #10,918 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #11,333 | #5,958 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #8,589 | #8,375 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #10,563 | #9,143 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #7,027 | #9,909 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #6,689 | #10,839 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,044 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #10,747 | #9,855 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,877 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,177 | — |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #13,465 | #8,932 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,885 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #15,224 | #8,894 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #17,564 | #12,559 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #13,993 | #9,123 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #15,789 | #11,295 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #11,829 | #7,176 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #15,518 | #6,987 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #13,296 | #7,736 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #16,617 | #7,628 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #14,207 | #7,327 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #12,466 | #8,599 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #13,852 | #5,171 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #10,052 | #8,330 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,872 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #12,748 | #9,849 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #8,466 | #7,404 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #12,118 | #6,589 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #10,711 | #5,183 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #8,238 | #3,935 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #13,827 | #3,846 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #12,019 | #4,927 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | #10,458 | #4,035 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | — | #4,713 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #11,070 | #4,867 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,497 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #10,029 | #3,760 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #4,919 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,090 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | — | #3,295 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,005 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #10,744 | #5,740 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #9,295 | #3,642 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,602 | — |