Sai
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SY
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,852 for boys
Unisex
Sai is a name of Hindi origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 1,852nd for boys in the US (85 babies).
What does Sai mean?
Hindi: Indian name
Widely associated with Sai Baba of Shirdi, an Indian saint revered by both Hindus and Muslims.
Is Sai a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sai has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 27 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 85 boys in the US.
How popular is Sai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,162among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Sai, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 boys. 8 girls were also named Sai in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Sai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23% of the babies named Sai in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Sai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Sai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,852among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the US were named Sai, making it the 1,852nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. It first appears in the records in 1972. 8 girls were also named Sai in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Sai of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Sai in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 137 boys in the US were given Sai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,232, up from #1,852 for this spelling alone.
- Sai 85
- Cy 52
In 2025, 9% of the babies named Sai in the US were girls.
Sai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #1,852 |
| 2024 | 68 | #2,156 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,063 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,059 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,849 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,100 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,428 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,460 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,610 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Sai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Zayd Ibrahim Abdullah Hamza Ahmed Mustafa Umar Zayan Saif Yusuf
Other spellings of Sai
Names related to Sai
More Hindi names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sai, updated 20 October 2026.