Jasai
Jasai was the 439th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 719 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,672 places. More babies were named Jasai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it juh-SY /dʒəˈsaɪ/
- Rank in 2025
- #439 boys, up 1,714 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 719boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025719 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,660babies recorded
What does the name Jasai mean?
Jasai is a recent American boys' name with no documented origin. It has no entry in Wiktionary or Wikipedia, and no dictionary of names consulted explains it. It shares sounds with names such as Jesse, Josiah and Isaiah, but no source links it to any of them, so no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; resemblances to biblical names are not evidence of a derivation.
Pronunciation: The pronunciation is not documented and varies by family; Spanish-speaking families may say the J as an h.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary: no entry for 'Jasai' (searched), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Jasai popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 13 since 2009, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #439 | 719 |
| 2020 | #2,153 | 65 |
| 2010 | #4,751 | 20 |
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How popular is Jasai, counting every spelling?
Jasai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #423 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #439 for Jasai on its own. Together these spellings went to 764 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasai | 719 | #439 | 1,153 |
| Jazai | 45 | #2,817 | 110 |
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 Jasai?
719 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jasai (0.20 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jasai 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jasai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jasai?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Jasai are alive today, with a median age of 2; half are between 1 and 7. That makes Jasai 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.
Jasai by state
How common Jasai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.8×), Louisiana (2.5×), Pennsylvania (2.4×), Georgia (2.4×), South Carolina (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 Jasai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jasai, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jasai · Sibling names for Jasai
Questions about the name Jasai
How popular is the name Jasai?
Jasai was the 439th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 719 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,672 places. More babies were named Jasai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jasai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jasai in the US.
Where is Jasai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jasai was most common in Delaware (0.40 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Louisiana.