Shai

Shai is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Shai are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 73%Female 27%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 73% male / 27% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Israel, United States
US births since 1880: 1,115 male / 1,194 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shai

To address Shai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shai," in English, "Guten Tag Shai," in German. About 73% of people named Shai are men and 27% 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 Shai,

German

Guten Tag Shai,

French

Bonjour Shai,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shai:

Chinese

Shai您好：

Japanese

Shai様

English

Hi Shai,

German

Hi Shai,

French

Salut Shai,

Spanish

Hola Shai,

Chinese

Shai你好：

Japanese

Shai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 Shai by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Israel	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	unisex name	48%

United States birth data

1,115 male · 1,194 female · 2,309 births recorded

Male 48%Female 52%

Since 1980: 49% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shai a male or female name?

Shai is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Shai are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Shai in an email?

Is Shai a unisex name?

Shai is not a unisex name: 73% of people named Shai are men. Shai 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 Shai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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