Is Jakai a boy or girl name?
Jakai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 426 boys were named Jakai, so 1.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.5% of the 3,740 US babies named Jakai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #647
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,648
- Babies named Jakai since 1994
- 3,740
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 433 babies
Boys and girls named Jakai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 426 | #647 | 7 | #12,648 |
| 2023 | 363 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 312 | #805 | 8 | #11,623 |
| 2021 | 244 | #928 | 7 | #12,730 |
| 2020 | 183 | #1,085 | 5 | #16,099 |
| 2019 | 163 | #1,182 | 6 | #14,517 |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,211 | 5 | #16,651 |
| 2017 | 124 | #1,410 | 10 | #10,255 |
| 2016 | 119 | #1,453 | 7 | #13,471 |
| 2015 | 130 | #1,347 | 10 | #10,428 |
| 2014 | 107 | #1,509 | 5 | #17,608 |
| 2013 | 90 | #1,671 | 7 | #13,751 |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,642 | 7 | #14,101 |
| 2011 | 120 | #1,389 | 14 | #8,369 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,629 | 14 | #8,436 |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,398 | 8 | #12,933 |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,779 | 7 | #14,441 |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,600 | 9 | #12,018 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,705 | 12 | #9,536 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,492 | 14 | #8,066 |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 67 | #1,791 | 5 | #16,755 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,877 | 11 | #9,092 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,096 | 7 | #12,589 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,466 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,754 | 5 | #15,346 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,087 | 5 | #15,074 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,207 | 11 | #7,981 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,460 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,226 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,282 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jakai reached #647 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #7,981 in 1997. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jakai
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.