Boys' name · since 1996
Jachai
363 babies named Jachai in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,699 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
363 babies have been named Jachai since 1996, making it today's #12699 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jachai recorded 363 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #12699 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,699 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jachai ranks #9,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,699 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 363 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,699 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jachai's 363 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jachai compares
363 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jachai's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jachai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jachai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jachai splits its recorded history at 2012: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jachai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jachai popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1997 (Jachai as girls' name)
Jachai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Jachai's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jachai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (40% of all-time use).
Jachai by state
Where Jachai concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
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What to do with Jachai's data
- Jachai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jachais (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jachai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jachai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.