boy's name
Jakai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 4,285
the United States
#570
2025 births
Jakai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 519 babies in the United States, ranking #570. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 519 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 6,388 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Jakai 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 | 101 |
| 2000s | 801 |
| 2010s | 1,284 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,079 |
How popular is Jakai?
In 2025, Jakai was given to 519 babies in the United States, ranking #570 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Jakai 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.
Names that peaked alongside Jakai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jakai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jakai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jakai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jakai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jakai
How popular is the name Jakai?
In 2025, Jakai was given to 519 babies in the United States, ranking #570 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Jakai a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jakai most popular?
Jakai peaked in 2025, when 519 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jakai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jakai currently ranks #570 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.