Ai

Usage of Ai in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ai against each list of names.

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Albanian

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Armenian

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Bengali

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Bulgarian

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Catalan

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Chinese

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Danish

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Dutch

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English

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French

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Georgian

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German

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Greek

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Italian

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Japanese

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Yiddish

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Yoruba

Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ai is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Featured in baby name books

Ai means “love” in Japanese, where it can also mean “indigo blue,” and “loving” in Chinese.

Sources

Ai in official name statistics

United States

Fewer than 5 girls were named Ai in the US in 2025. Since 1974, 392 girls have been named Ai, with the most (19) in 1991.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Ai in other languages

あい Japanese

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Towns named Ai

There are 782 towns and villages with Ai in their name, in 31 countries.

🇨🇳 China 314🇹🇭 Thailand 247🇲🇲 Myanmar 59🇻🇳 Vietnam 55🇮🇹 Italy 23🇹🇼 Taiwan 13🇳🇵 Nepal 9🇹🇯 Tajikistan 6

Ma’ai, Gansu, China · population 10,988 · View larger map

Name	Where	Population
Ma’ai	Gansu, 🇨🇳 China	10,988	Map
Ai Cavoni	Trentino-Alto Adige, 🇮🇹 Italy	81	Map
Ai Sabbioni	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	78	Map
Ai Palazzi	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	66	Map
Ai Borelli	Tuscany, 🇮🇹 Italy	61	Map
Ai Mulini	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	55	Map
Ai Pilastroni	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	30	Map
Ái Thanásis	North Aegean, 🇬🇷 Greece	21	Map
Ai Pissa	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	18	Map
Ai Giánnis	Ionian Islands, 🇬🇷 Greece	8	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Ai

There are 19 lakes and reservoirs with Ai in their name, in 10 countries.

🇹🇭 Thailand 5🇨🇦 Canada 3🇨🇳 China 3🇳🇴 Norway 2🇨🇭 Switzerland 1🇫🇮 Finland 1🇰🇷 South Korea 1🇲🇦 Morocco 1

Name	Where
Hồ Ái	Phu Tho, 🇻🇳 Vietnam	Map
ʻAiʻōpio Fishpond	Hawaii, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Ai-sha-mi-erh Shui-k’u	Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China	Map
Ai’ermudong Shuiku	Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China	Map
Ang Kep Nam Huai Ai Lio	Ratchaburi, 🇹🇭 Thailand	Map
Ang Kep Nam Nong Ai Kaeo	Nakhon Ratchasima, 🇹🇭 Thailand	Map
Ch’ai-jŏsuji	Gyeongsangnam-do, 🇰🇷 South Korea	Map
Dayt Ai-Jlila	Oriental, 🇲🇦 Morocco	Map
Duk'ai Dizti' Lake	British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
K'ài Tl'ak	Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map