Pai is a romanization of പൈ. പൈ comes from Konkani.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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Pai through the years
Babies since 1880
6
0 boys · 6 girls
Most popular year
1990
6 babies
2025
0
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Pai in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1990–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 478 as a first name in 2020; 3,548 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pai’s family of names
In Galician usage, Pai has a conventional equivalent in the English form Pelagius. In Greek usage, Pai as a surname is a transliteration of Πάι. In Greek usage, Pai as a surname is a transliteration of Παή.
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Around the world
Pai has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.