Chai

Chai is a unisex given name: about 65% of people named Chai are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 65%Female 35%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 65% male / 35% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Korea, United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 318 male / 180 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Chai

To address Chai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Chai," in English, "Guten Tag Chai," in German. About 65% of people named Chai are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Chai,

German

Guten Tag Chai,

French

Bonjour Chai,

Spanish

Estimado/a Chai:

Chinese

Chai您好：

Japanese

Chai様

English

Hi Chai,

German

Hi Chai,

French

Salut Chai,

Spanish

Hola Chai,

Chinese

Chai你好：

Japanese

Chaiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Chai by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Korea	rare	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	unisex name	64%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

318 male · 180 female · 498 births recorded

Male 64%Female 36%

Since 1980: 65% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chai a male or female name?

Chai is a unisex given name: about 65% of people named Chai are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Chai in an email?

Is Chai a unisex name?

Chai is not a unisex name: 65% of people named Chai are men. Chai leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Chai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_chai,
  title  = {Is Chai a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chai},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}