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Wai

Used in both girl and boy records

Wai appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Wai by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDWai as a girl’s nameUS records 1971–1999
#23894girl rank1982peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDWai as a boy’s nameUS records 1970–1995
#11914boy rank1977peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Wai in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198213 uses#521019821971–199912 listed years
Boy197715 uses#278919771970–199520 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.