Jai

Unisex

Jai has been given to 6,535 babies in the U.S. since 1957. It peaked in 2014.

Meaning & origin /d͡ʒeɪ/

Origin: Sanskrit

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,535

Peak year

2014 (234 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1957

10-year trend

▼ -28%

Gender split

21% girls / 79% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jai.

6,541 babies since 1982

6,555 babies since 1990

6,556 babies since 1914

6,562 babies since 1969

6,489 babies since 1971

6,583 babies since 1985

6,594 babies since 1961

6,597 babies since 1987

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