Is Jai a boy or girl name?
Jai is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 149 boys were named Jai, so 19.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.2% of the 6,392 US babies named Jai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,307
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,988
- Babies named Jai since 1957
- 6,392
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 234 babies
Boys and girls named Jai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 10 | 58.8% |
| 1960s | 128 | 28 | 17.9% |
| 1970s | 362 | 51 | 12.3% |
| 1980s | 315 | 87 | 21.6% |
| 1990s | 487 | 239 | 32.9% |
| 2000s | 1,387 | 378 | 21.4% |
| 2010s | 1,549 | 384 | 19.9% |
| 2020s | 802 | 178 | 18.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149 | #1,307 | 37 | #3,988 |
| 2023 | 165 | #1,207 | 31 | #4,500 |
| 2022 | 161 | #1,221 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2021 | 165 | #1,189 | 39 | #3,831 |
| 2020 | 162 | #1,190 | 34 | #4,108 |
| 2019 | 166 | #1,170 | 44 | #3,526 |
| 2018 | 149 | #1,242 | 43 | #3,581 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,326 | 44 | #3,505 |
| 2016 | 141 | #1,292 | 42 | #3,672 |
| 2015 | 150 | #1,226 | 45 | #3,503 |
| 2014 | 201 | #1,016 | 33 | #4,391 |
| 2013 | 157 | #1,153 | 33 | #4,371 |
| 2012 | 142 | #1,246 | 33 | #4,425 |
| 2011 | 153 | #1,166 | 33 | #4,398 |
| 2010 | 154 | #1,176 | 34 | #4,337 |
| 2009 | 168 | #1,100 | 46 | #3,533 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,244 | 42 | #3,805 |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,219 | 31 | #4,735 |
| 2006 | 154 | #1,126 | 44 | #3,583 |
| 2005 | 145 | #1,130 | 36 | #3,981 |
| 2004 | 157 | #1,040 | 32 | #4,320 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1,105 | 31 | #4,250 |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,162 | 49 | #2,988 |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,152 | 32 | #3,975 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,325 | 35 | #3,688 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,464 | 33 | #3,658 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,438 | 51 | #2,668 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,901 | 27 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,771 | 24 | #4,362 |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,568 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,144 | 27 | #3,934 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,538 | 10 | #8,288 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,144 | 7 | #10,913 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,264 | 15 | #6,060 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,190 | 7 | #10,628 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,728 | 13 | #6,297 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,399 | 6 | #10,871 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,123 | 10 | #6,784 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,888 | 9 | #7,178 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,648 | 16 | #4,569 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,498 | 8 | #7,557 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,955 | 8 | #7,733 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,561 | 9 | #7,008 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,193 | 8 | #7,661 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,446 | 11 | #5,887 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,418 | 7 | #7,942 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,296 | 8 | #7,127 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,367 | 11 | #5,276 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,455 | 8 | #6,464 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,388 | 6 | #7,788 |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,489 | 12 | #4,083 |
| 1967 | 28 | #1,462 | 9 | #4,749 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,161 | 7 | #5,510 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,202 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,465 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,470 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jai reached #1,016 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #2,668 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.