Sai

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Sunny in GB United Kingdom, PH Philippines, AE United Arab Emirates and 10 more, Saï in LB Lebanon, DZ Algeria and Sani in NG Nigeria.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Sai is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name102K records spelled Sai170 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Australia, Malaysia

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Say, Zay, Saey, Şay, Säy

• a separate given name62K records spelled Sai9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, China, United Kingdom

  Also written Sái, Sãi, Saí, Saĭ, Säi

• Indonesian given name21K records spelled Sai7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Sa-I, Sa’i, Sa'I

• Burmese given name20K records spelled Sai162 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Myanmar (Burma), India, United States, Malaysia

  Also written Šai, Śai, Ŝai, Šãî, Säi

• Thai given name18K records spelled Sai97 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, India, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written ไทร, Jai, Chai, ใส, Cha

• Vietnamese given name9.5K records spelled Sai50 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Vietnam, India, United States, China

  Also written Cai, Cải, Cái, Sái, Cài

69 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Sai is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Basque, vulture

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Vietnamese, not right, correct or proper; wrong, incorrect, improper, inaccurate, imprecise, erroneous, etc.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, initialism of sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida: UPS (uninterruptible power supply)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for South American Indian languages.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In shh, temporary bridge (e.g. a log lying across a stream).

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 82 years between 1917–2016. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Sai T Reddyb. 1980CHresearcher
• Sai Dhanshikab. 1989INIndian actress
• Sai Lokurb. 1989INIndian actress (born 1986)
• Sai Pallavib. 1992INIndian actress and influencer
• Sai Praneeth Bhamidipatib. 1992INIndian badminton player
• Sai Ketan Raob. 1994INIndian actor
• Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukkab. 1998INbadminton player
• Sai Pratheekb. 2000INbadminton player
• Sai Satya Sarvesh Yakalab. 2004INbadminton player
• Sai Lakeb. 2004AUAustralian male ice hockey player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 482 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Sai?

We estimate roughly 22 thousand people bear Sai (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Sai have the most bearers?

Sai is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled sai.

Where is Sai most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Sai is densest in Finland — about 1 in 685 people — even though India holds more of our records for it.

How common is Sai compared with other names?

In India, Sai is the 527th most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Sai a male or female name?

Sai is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Sai mean?

Recorded meaning: A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.