Jakai
Jakai was the 569th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 519 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 779 places. More babies were named Jakai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it juh-KYE /dʒəˈkaɪ/
- Rank in 2025
- #569 boys, up 516 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 519boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025519 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,265babies recorded
What does the name Jakai mean?
Jakai is a modern American boys' name, recorded from 1994 and most common in the last few years; it has also been used occasionally for girls. No dictionary we checked documents it. It looks like a blend of Ja- (as in Jamal or Jakari) with Kai, but no source confirms that or gives a meaning, so we do not give one.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern coinage.
Related names: Jakari, Kai, Zakai.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jamari' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Jakai popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 206 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #569 | 519 |
| 2020 | #1,085 | 183 |
| 2010 | #1,630 | 96 |
| 2000 | #3,466 | 24 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jakai, counting every spelling?
Jakai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #562 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #569 for Jakai on its own. Together these spellings went to 527 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakai | 519 | #569 | 1,869 |
| Jacai | 8 | #9,233 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jakai?
519 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jakai (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jakai 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 16 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jakai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jakai?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Jakai are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Jakai 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.
Jakai by state
How common Jakai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (3.0×), Georgia (2.9×), Nevada (2.6×), Alabama (2.2×), Wisconsin (2.1×). In 20 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jakai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jakai, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jakai · Sibling names for Jakai
Questions about the name Jakai
How popular is the name Jakai?
Jakai was the 569th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 519 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 779 places. More babies were named Jakai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jakai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jakai in the US.
Where is Jakai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jakai was most common in South Carolina (0.66 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Nevada.