Sai
Origin
Telugu
Syllables
1
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
from the title of the saints Shirdi Sai Baba and Sathya Sai Baba; the title itself is likely Persian, meaning holy one or master. Sathya Sai Baba's home of Puttaparthi is in Andhra Pradesh, and Telugu families lead the world in Sai names, usually as a prefix (Sai Kiran, Sai Teja, Sai Pallavi) but increasingly standing alone; one of the few Telugu names with a real, measurable US birth-data presence, and given to boys and girls alike
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2010s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sai peaked in the 2010s.
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