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Origin & history of Chai1
Modern American roots
Chai comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Tea.
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How popular is Chai?
1993
peak year
Chai first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1977. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1993, 16 babies received the name (ranked #3846). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9118), with roughly 17 babies named Chai each year. Chai has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 629 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
16
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,846)
(ranked #3,846)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
629
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Chai3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
C3
H8
A1
I9
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Chai✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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