Xay

Meaning

victory (from Sanskrit jaya); the x of Lao romanization is pronounced like s, a French colonial convention, so Xay rhymes with sigh. A compact pick common among Lao American boys born in the 1980s and 90s

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Xay has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Xay

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