Jahking
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jah-KING
- Origin
- Modern
Jahking is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “God + king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jahking mean?
Modern: blend of Jah, a Rastafari name for God, and King
“God + king”
Is Jahking a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahking is a boys' name.
How popular is Jahking in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Jahking in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahking in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Nicknames for Jahking
- Jah 35 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Jahking
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru, Kairo, Yug, Zuko, Loki, Mikko, Kota, Rumi, Kaizen, Kenzo, Yuri, Takai
Names related to Jahking
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahking: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahking, updated 20 October 2026.