The story behind Ai
From Japanese あい (Ai).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): AY1 / EY1 AY1
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Ai ranked #9580 in US for 2021.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ai
Yui
Borrowed from Japanese ゆい (Yui).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Đài
Sino-Vietnamese word from 台.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aya
Borrowed from Japanese あや (Aya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kai
Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Shri
From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī),…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tzvi
From Hebrew צְבִי (ts'vi, literally “gazelle”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ai
Akio
Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio). Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Hata
Borrowed from Japanese 畑 (Hata), 秦 (Hata), 羽田 (Hata) or はた (Hata).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Kana
Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ai
Hata
Borrowed from Japanese 畑 (Hata), 秦 (Hata), 羽田 (Hata) or はた (Hata).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Kan
Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Kana
Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection