Jai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JY
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,459 for boys
Jai is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “victory”. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 1,459th for boys in the US (122 babies).
What does Jai mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit jaya, via Hindi and Punjabi
“victory”
Familiar from the salute Jai Hind, meaning victory to India.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jai a girl's or a boy's name?
Jai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 122 boys in the US.
How popular is Jai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 882nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Jai, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 195 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Jai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 54 | #718 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 49 | #773 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 52 | #717 |
| 2018 | 64 | #627 |
| 2017 | 67 | #621 |
| 2016 | 92 | #488 |
| 2015 | 89 | #497 |
| 2014 | 123 | #382 |
| 2013 | 135 | #353 |
| 2012 | 163 | #315 |
| 2011 | 195 | #275 |
| 2010 | 161 | #310 |
| 2009 | 129 | #348 |
| 2008 | 147 | #315 |
| 2007 | 122 | #343 |
| 2006 | 144 | #284 |
| 2005 | 132 | #279 |
| 2004 | 146 | #256 |
| 2003 | 127 | #270 |
| 2002 | 126 | #261 |
| 2001 | 130 | #248 |
| 2000 | 126 | #259 |
| 1999 | 111 | #288 |
| 1998 | 88 | #328 |
| 1997 | 85 | #334 |
| 1996 | 62 | #386 |
How popular is Jai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,459th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 122 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 122 boys in the US were named Jai, making it the 1,459th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,189th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 201 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959. 19 girls were also named Jai in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Jai than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Jai in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 127 boys in the US were given Jai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,295, up from #1,459 for this spelling alone.
- Jai 122
- Jye 5
In 2025, 13% of the babies named Jai in the US were girls.
Jai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | #1,459 |
| 2024 | 151 | #1,295 |
| 2023 | 165 | #1,205 |
| 2022 | 161 | #1,220 |
| 2021 | 165 | #1,188 |
| 2020 | 162 | #1,189 |
| 2019 | 166 | #1,167 |
| 2018 | 149 | #1,238 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,321 |
| 2016 | 141 | #1,288 |
| 2015 | 150 | #1,223 |
| 2014 | 201 | #1,014 |
| 2013 | 157 | #1,149 |
| 2012 | 142 | #1,244 |
| 2011 | 153 | #1,167 |
| 2010 | 154 | #1,175 |
| 2009 | 168 | #1,099 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,240 |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,215 |
| 2006 | 154 | #1,124 |
| 2005 | 145 | #1,127 |
| 2004 | 157 | #1,038 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1,102 |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,158 |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,320 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,454 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,433 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,887 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,760 |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,554 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,489 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,187 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,435 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,304 |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,361 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,439 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,376 |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,648 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,280 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,477 |
| 1967 | 28 | #1,448 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
Names like Jai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhruv, Ravi, Veer, Krish, Aarav, Shiv, Yuvraj, Rishi, Ansh, Avi, Vihaan, Parth
Other spellings of Jai
Jye
Names related to Jai
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jai, updated 20 October 2026.