Jakhai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-KY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Jakhai is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
Where does Jakhai come from?
Modern: spelling of Jakai; Ja- prefix with Kai
Meaning borrowed from Jakai.
Is Jakhai a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakhai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jakhai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Jakhai, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Jakhai in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 730 boys in the US were given Jakhai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #440, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
Jakhai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Jakhai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasai, Jamir, Zakai, Ayaan, Jasiah, Jahsai, Krishiv, Azai, Aarav, Zymir, Jakari, Kash
Other spellings of Jakhai
Names related to Jakhai
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, “Jakhai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakhai, updated 20 October 2026.