US rank #1463 Boys' name Peak 2024 674 births

Jahkai — #1463 US boys' name

674 babies named Jahkai in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1242010s2222020s322
#1463
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jahkai was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

124 babies were named Jahkai in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahkai

The Social Security Administration has registered 674 babies named Jahkai between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahkai currently holds the #1463 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahkai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 322 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jahkai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 79 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jahkai in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahkai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 674 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahkai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

674

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

124 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,463

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jahkai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
124
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Jahkai popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2021 (Jahkai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2021 5

Jahkai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
322 births that decade — 48% of Jahkai's all-time total
1990s62000s1242010s2222020s322

Jahkai by state

Where Jahkai concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jahkai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
79 11.7%
#2 New York
26 3.9%
#3 Georgia
15 2.2%
#4 California
14 2.1%
#5 Texas
6 0.9%
#6 Illinois
5 0.7%
#7 Michigan
5 0.7%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.7%
Florida share of Jahkai's total US births 11.7%
Even split

79 of 674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jahkai appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahkai?
674 babies have been named Jahkai since 1997. It currently ranks #1463 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 124 births.
When was Jahkai most popular?
Jahkai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 322 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jahkai most popular?
The top states for the name Jahkai are Florida (79 births), New York (26 births), Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Jahkai been used?
Jahkai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jahkai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.