Xai

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Initialism of explainable artificial intelligence

Used for both men and women· registers list it under both sexes; no split published

(measured from records)Officially recorded in 3 countries · latest register: SSA, 2025

/ksaɪ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Xai is a given name used for both men and women, written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 428K(measured from records)
  • AGAntigua & Barbuda≈1 in 29K
  • VNVietnam≈1 in 591K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

777 people, 2020

Record sources
96 (measured from records)

corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling

strongest: highest-authority source

≈1 in 29K (inferred from the name graph)

Antigua & Barbuda, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin

(measured from records)

Initialism of explainable artificial intelligence.

Cited for this meaning 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world

(measured from records)

Xai counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Xai is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States—7771 in 428K445Xai96
VN Vietnam—≈170 est.≈1 in 591K—Xai18
PH Philippines—≈55 est.≈1 in 2M—Xai11
CA Canada—≈38 est.≈1 in 999K—Xai7
GB United Kingdom—≈37 est.≈1 in 1.8M—Xai21
AG Antigua & Barbuda#562≈3 est.≈1 in 29K—Xai1

777 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way

(inferred from the name graph)

Xai is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Philippines

    Also written Xài, Xái

  • French given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, France

    Also written Xái

  • Arabic given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

    Also written Xái

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses

(measured from records)

Xai is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In egy, Manuel de Codage transliteration of ḫꜥj.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • ISO 639-3 language code for Kaimbé.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In tyz, to mix

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In ahb, stick

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In Catalan, lamb

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them

(machine-generated)
InformalHi Xai,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence

(measured from records)

6 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting Xai
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020445#14,965
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020332#14,965
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199115—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199015—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199312—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202411—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199511—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20229—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20219—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19949—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19929—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20258—

Reference works 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Xai?
A machine transcription gives /ksaɪ/ (IPA) for English.
What does the name Xai mean, and where does it come from?
Initialism of explainable artificial intelligence. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
Is Xai a male or female name?
Xai is used for both men and women. National registers that list it by sex count it under both: United States (Census Bureau, 2020). We don't publish a percentage split.
In which country does Xai have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 777 people named Xai, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled xai.
How common is the name Xai?
In the United States, the national register counted 777 people named Xai in 2020, about 1 in 428 thousand residents.
How common is Xai compared with other names?
In Antigua & Barbuda, Xai is the 562nd most common given name of 3,327 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Xai” — the 562nd most common given name in Antigua & Barbuda. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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