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Sai

♂ Boy

Pronounced SAY /ˈsaːj˧˧/Medium

Meaning: SaintMedium

In 30 seconds: Sai is a Vietnamese name meaning 'saint' — a short, single-syllable name with a devotional sense.
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Origin MediumVietnamese
MeaningSaint
U.S. rank (2025)#1863 ↗ Rising
2025 U.S. births85 boys (0.01% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2025
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,696

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202519722025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Given here as Vietnamese with the meaning 'saint', Sai is a brief, gentle name. Its listed variations, Saeen and Sain, show alternate spellings of the same sound.

The name also appears widely in India as a given name, carried by the actresses Sai Tamhankar and Sai Pallavi of Indian cinema. Its one open syllable makes it easy to say across languages.

Did you know? The meaning usually attached to Sai is 'saint', and that core idea is what gives the name most of its long-term appeal.
Overall data confidence 70%
Behind the Name - Sai — etymology, usage, pronunciation, and related formsU.S. Social Security Administration — 2024 popularity rank and count supplied in the batch input CSV

Variations

SaeenSain

Nicknames

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Famous Bearers

  • ★Sai Tamhankar (1986–present)
    Indian actress in Marathi and Hindi cinema.
  • ★Sai Pallavi (1992–present)
    Indian actress and dancer in South Indian cinema.

If you like Sai…

Tai— echoes that soft -i sound
Tre— another Vietnamese name
Minh— lands in the same popularity range
Khai— shares Sai's Vietnamese roots
Jai— echoes that soft -i sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sai mean?

Sai is usually explained as meaning 'saint' and is most often linked with Vietnamese tradition.

How do you pronounce Sai?

It's commonly said SAY /ˈsaːj˧˧/.

Is Sai a boy or girl name?

In this batch and in recent U.S. usage data, Sai is used as a boy name.

How popular is Sai?

In 2024, Sai ranked #2162 in the U.S. for boys, with 68 births recorded.

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