Given name & surname
Dalai
“a peaceful man”
Dalai is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalai’s family of names
In Greek usage, Dalai as a surname is a transliteration of Δαλαή.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Dalai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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