Dai
Featured in baby name books
Dai is Japanese for “great,” “grand,” or “large.” Dai can also be a version of David, meaning “beloved.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Dai in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Dai against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Dai is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Dai in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 boys were named Dai in the US in 2025. Since 1976, 122 boys have been named Dai, with the most (12) in 1985.
In 2025, 5 girls were named Dai, making it the #14942 girls' name in the US. Since 1978, 90 girls have been named Dai, with the most (8) in 2005.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Netherlands | #570 boys | 24 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Dai
There are 199 towns and villages with Dai in their name, in 24 countries.
🇹🇭 Thailand 50🇻🇳 Vietnam 49🇨🇳 China 23🇯🇵 Japan 20🇰🇭 Cambodia 16🇮🇳 India 15🇲🇲 Myanmar 3🇵🇰 Pakistan 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Dại Mỗ | Hanoi, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 59,980 | Map |
| Dai Mandinka | North Bank, 🇬🇲 Gambia | 295 | Map |
| Dai Ciet | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 37 | Map |
| Dai Lot | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 13 | Map |
| Dai | Saitama, 🇯🇵 Japan | 6 | Map |
| Acacia Dai | Hyōgo, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Ad Dai | North Kordofan, 🇸🇩 Sudan | – | Map |
| Antarwāli Dāi | Maharashtra, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Ban Dai | Chiang Rai, 🇹🇭 Thailand | – | Map |
| Ban Dai | Chiang Rai, 🇹🇭 Thailand | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Dai
There are 8 lakes and reservoirs with Dai in their name, in 5 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇮🇳 India 2🇹🇭 Thailand 2🇨🇳 China 1🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
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| Dai Hai | Inner Mongolia, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Dai Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dai Tank | Gujarat, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Hồ Dăi | Phu Tho, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Huai Dok Dai | Chiang Rai, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Huai Salak Dai | Buriram, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Sukhan Dāi Tāl | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Vadādzài Tr'łdai Vàn | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Dai songs
29 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Dai in their title. The best known:
- Dai Dai – Burna Boy (2026)
- Mōretsu Uchū Kōkyōkyoku Dai 7 Gakushō "Mugen no Ai" – Momoiro Clover Z (2012)
- Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai / Dai Jinsei Never Been Better! – Morning Musume (2022)
- Dai Tōa Kessen no Uta – Mutsumu Shibata (1942)
- Dai li dou (1978)
- Didai didai dai
- Kubitsuri-dai Kara – The Blue Hearts (1991)
- Dai Bakuhatsu No.1 – Zone (2001)
- Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai 2 Shou – Yoko Kanno (2012)
- (Sei tu) che mi dai – Sottotono (2002)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Dai
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Dai.
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Fictional characters named Dai
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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