Xay
Origin
Lao
Syllables
1
Peak era
1970s
Today
▬ Steady
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
1890speak 1970s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Xay peaked in the 1970s.
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