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Jai

/ˈdʒaɪ/ · 21% girls, 79% boys · 141 born in 2025

Jai has been given to about 6,535 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒaɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,267
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 234
  • Born in 2025141
  • All time6,535
  • England & Wales, 202539

How popular is Jai?

Its best year was 2014, when 234 babies were given the name, ranking 4391st. The typical living American called Jai is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jay0.76
  2. Kai0.75
  3. Jami0.75
  4. Jaci0.75
  5. Mai0.75
  6. Tai0.75
  7. Jair0.71
  8. Jakai0.65

Middle names for Jai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jai Noelle0.83
  2. Jai Belle0.83
  3. Jai Catherine0.80
  4. Jai Frances0.80
  5. Jai Hazel0.80
  6. Jai Della0.79

Sibling names for Jai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.98
  2. Samirasister · 0.97
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.97
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.97
  5. Azariasister · 0.97
  6. Noorsister · 0.96

Where Jai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jai Walker0.75
  2. Jai Turner0.75
  3. Jai Torres0.75
  4. Jai Thompson0.75
  5. Jai Thomas0.75
  6. Jai Taylor0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jai across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.