Jahkai
Jahkai was the 1215th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 167 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,128 places. More babies were named Jahkai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,215 boys, up 1,734 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 167boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025167 babies
- Total since 1880
- 848babies recorded
Jahkai popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,215 | 167 |
| 2020 | #2,949 | 40 |
| 2010 | #4,917 | 19 |
| 2000 | #11,086 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jahkai, counting every spelling?
Jahkai has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,152 for boys in 2025, against #1,215 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Jahkai?
167 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jahkai (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jahkai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jahkai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jahkai?
About 800 people born in the US named Jahkai are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 13. That makes Jahkai a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jahkai by state
How common Jahkai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.9×), Georgia (2.3×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Jahkai
How popular is the name Jahkai?
Jahkai was the 1215th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 167 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,128 places. More babies were named Jahkai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jahkai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jahkai in the US.
Where is Jahkai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jahkai was most common in Florida (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Alabama.