Entry № 9467 · Hebrew origin

Shai Shai — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SHIE /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Gift"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "gift".

Shai is from the Hebrew Shai.

Gift — a Hebrew name.

The name in its native script.

שַׁי
Transliteration
Shai
Pronunciation
/ ʃaɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Shai stands.

Shai does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Shais before her.

Real people

In fiction
Psalm 68:18 / Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Hebrew gift present + Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high + received gifts for men + Israeli unisex naming + Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Canadian NBA basketball player
Hebrew + NBA

Names connected to Shai.

The number behind Shai.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Shai reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.