Unisex name · since 1959
Jai
5,160 babies named Jai in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,160
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,160 babies have been named Jai since 1959, making it today's #1463 unisex name.
Jai has 5,160 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1463 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #1,750 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,463 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,160 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jai ranks #1,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,463 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,160 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,160
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jai's 5,160 recorded births place it above 96.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jai compares
5,160 Top 13% higher than 87% of 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
Jai's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,160 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jai's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 201, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Jai popularity over time - girls
1,375 total births recorded since 1957 (Jai as girls' name)
Jai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,549 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Jai's strongest decade.
1,549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 128
1960s
128 births
- 1970s 362
1970s
362 births
- 1980s 314
1980s
314 births
- 1990s 487
1990s
487 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,387 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,549 births
- 2020s
2020s
926 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,549 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jai's total volume
Jai by state
Where Jai concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 705 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 360 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 324 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 279 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 218 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 170 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 170 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 109 | 2.1% |
705 of 5,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Jai appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jai's data
- Jai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,549 total births) through the 2020s (926) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jais (705 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Jai 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.