NameTides

Wai

Wai peaked in the US in 1977 at #2,791, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Wai as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Wai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020
Wai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2014—#4,632 (3)——
2009—#4,527 (3)——
2007—#3,589 (4)——
2004—#3,651 (3)——
2003—#1,962 (7)——
2002—#3,225 (3)——
2001———#2,004 (5)
2000—#2,501 (4)——
1999—#1,850 (6)——
1997—#1,578 (7)—#1,283 (9)
1996—#1,337 (9)—#1,513 (7)
1995#8,868 (5)——#1,306 (9)
1994#6,968 (7)——#1,461 (6)
1993———#1,428 (7)
1992#8,435 (5)——#1,349 (7)

Wai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Wai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020
Wai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2007—#3,218 (6)——
2005—#3,970 (4)——
2004———#2,767 (5)
2002—#4,137 (3)——
1999#14,411 (5)#1,970 (8)——
1998—#3,848 (3)——
1997#13,724 (5)#3,174 (4)—#2,192 (6)
1996—#3,126 (4)—#1,562 (10)
1995——#545 (4)#2,596 (5)
1994———#1,533 (9)
1992#13,317 (5)——#2,450 (5)
1991———#2,411 (5)
1990#10,193 (7)———
1987#9,825 (6)———
1984#6,291 (10)—#394 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1977 at #2,791.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.
  • In 1992, 50% of US babies named Wai were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
WaiCanadaGirls—too few
WaiCanadaBoys—too few
WaiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
WaiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
WaiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
WaiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
WaiScotlandGirls—too few
WaiScotlandBoys—too few
WaiUSGirls—too few
WaiUSBoys—too few