Lai
Meaning
beautiful (麗); a classic element, the opening of Lai-Ying already in this collection
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lai has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
272 people · the #20,439 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 48
Among people named Lai living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lai
Most people given the name Lai in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Lai you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lai deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lai truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Lai fits with your family’s names and surname.
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