boy's name
Jahkai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 907
Jahkai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 167 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 167 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,853 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Jahkai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 124 |
| 2010s | 222 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 496 |
How popular is Jahkai?
In 2025, Jahkai was given to 167 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jahkai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Jahkai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jah'kai | Jah'kai is Jahkai written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 6 |
Names that peaked alongside Jahkai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jahkai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jahkai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jahkai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jahkai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jahkai
How popular is the name Jahkai?
In 2025, Jahkai was given to 167 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jahkai a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahkai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jahkai most popular?
Jahkai peaked in 2025, when 167 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jahkai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jahkai currently ranks #1,215 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.