Meaning and history
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning “big, great,” combined with 地 (chi) meaning “earth, land” or 智 (chi) meaning “wisdom, intellect.” Other kanji combinations are also possible.
20002000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 10 births, rank #7,427
2007: 6 births, rank #10,921
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 15 births, rank #5,800
20102010: 7 births, rank #9,693
2011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 6 births, rank #10,717
20152015: 5 births, rank #12,086
2016: 10 births, rank #7,605
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 9 births, rank #8,154
20192019: 7 births, rank #9,756
In 2019, 7 babies were recorded with the name Daichi, ranking #9,756 among boys.