as a Last Name
- 2,236
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Chai
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 柴: from the name of Gao Chai, a disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC). His descendants adopted this character as their surname; it also means ‘firewood’.
| 11,983rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,236
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Chai per capita
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