Dai

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A few things about Dai you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dai

Dai Sijie

Chinese–French author, screenwriter and film director

Choose Dai and your child shares a first name with Dai Sijie, a Chinese–French author, screenwriter and film director. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dai, like who?” Dai Sijie's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 322,581 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dai, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dai would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDai first shows up in US birth records in 1976, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 49 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1978, when it reached #9,750.
• 🍂TrendDai has slipped 1,489 places over the last five years and now sits at #14,942. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Dai

Dai is a girl name of Hebrew, Japanese and Welsh origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with D and ending in “-dai”. US birth records list Dai for girls from 1978 to 2025, in 15 of those 48 years. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked #9,750 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #14,942, with 5 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesJapanese namesWelsh names