Chai dog name

We found 161 dogs named Chai in the public pet registers of 16 places. Combining all places, Chai is the #932 dog name. 63% of dogs named Chai are female.

🐱 Chai is also a cat name (#441 for cats, 17 cats).

Chai as a dog name, by place

Place	Rank	Dogs	Per 10,000	Years
Allegheny County United States	#1,795 of 51,228	27	0.66	2003–2026
New York City United States	#568 of 34,500	99	3.0	2014–2025
Toronto Canada	#813 of 10,500	9	1.8	2019
Seattle United States	#667 of 8,191	6	2.3	2026
Playford Australia	#714 of 4,586	3	1.8	2015
Cambridge United States	#1,926 of 4,375	1	0.79	2017–2026
Vancouver Canada	#943 of 4,602	2	1.6	1999–2026
Zurich Switzerland	#419 of 5,788	3	3.0	2025
Noosa Australia	#1,022 of 3,045	1	1.0	2017
Laval Canada	#928 of 2,965	1	1.2	2017–2026
Worcester United States	#553 of 2,906	2	2.7	2026
Maple Ridge Canada	#779 of 2,440	1	1.6	2026
Basel Switzerland	#297 of 3,446	3	4.7	2026
Victoria Canada	#784 of 2,588	1	1.6	2025
Tacoma United States	#478 of 1,917	1	2.8	2021
Adelaide Australia	#228 of 958	1	6.4	2014

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Chai. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

89 female and 53 male dogs named Chai, in the places that record sex.

Chai over the years

Dogs named Chai per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Chai

• Poodle 12 · 9.0%
• Chihuahua 12 · 9.0%
• Shih Tzu 7 · 5.3%
• Goldendoodle 7 · 5.3%
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 6 · 4.5%
• Yorkshire Terrier 6 · 4.5%
• Pug 4 · 3.0%
• Terrier 4 · 3.0%

Compared to all dogs, Chai is especially common among Poodles (2.0×) and Chihuahuas (1.9×).

Based on 133 dogs named Chai with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

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