Globally, Shai (Shai 
, שי , شاي 
, along with others...) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Shai is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a common female name, Israel, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Likewise, Shai is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Shai | South Africa, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Israel |
| שי | Israel |
| شاي | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
| シャイ | Japan |
| Шай | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |
Shaí, Shaî, Shaï, Shài, Shàî, Shàï, Shái, Shâi, Shâî, Shâï, Shãi, Shãî, Shãï, Çhai, Çhaî, Çhaï, Çhaį, Çhài, Çhàî, Çhàï, Çhâi, Çhâî, Çhâï, Çhâį, Çhãi, Çhãî, Çhãï, Çhāï, Çhăï, Çhăį, Śhai, Śhài, Şai, Şaï, Şáį, Şãì, Şãî, Şãï, Şăĭ, Şąï, Šhai, Šhâi, Šĥaí, Șai, Șàî, Șâî, Șãì, Șãî, Șãï, Șąi,
Shai is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shay Patrick Cormac , the assassin's Creed character, Assassin's Creed Rogue.
| shai oster American journalist, US (b. 1901) |
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shai reshef Israeli businessperson and academic administrator, US (b. 1955) |
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shai dromi Israeli farmer (b. 1959) |
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shai linne Rap artist, US (b. 1974) |
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shai dahan American painter, US (b. 1979) |
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shai dimov gymnast, IL |
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shai navot New Zealand lawyer and politician, NZ |
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shai hoffmann German actor, DE (b. 1982) |
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shai gilgeous-alexander Canadian professional basketball player and owner of the Los Angeles Fakers, CA (b. 1998) |
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shai bolton Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1998) |
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| shai halevi Israeli cryptographer, US (b. 1966) |
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| shai jahn ghafoor Guantanamo detainees known to have been released, US (b. 1969) |
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| shai held American academic, US (b. 1971) |
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| shai wosner Israeli pianist, IL (b. 1976) |
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| shai a. rubin Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison 2006 |
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