Bai
Bai is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Bai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bai is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Bai
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Bai as a girl name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Bai — #12,959 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Bais. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Bais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 5 births, good for #6,056 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1979 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Bais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bai
Bai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Bai's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #12,959. Use the chart and map above to compare Bai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.