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Origin & history of Dai1
Japanese / Welsh roots
Dai comes from the Japanese / Welsh tradition, meaning Greatness, big, leader, shining, shine..
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How popular is Dai?
1985
peak year
Dai first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1976. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1985, 12 babies received the name (ranked #3636). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9766), with roughly 7 babies named Dai each year. In total, around 207 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,636)
(ranked #3,636)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
207
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Dai5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
D4
A1
I9
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Dai🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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