Unisex name · since 1994
Jakai
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 4,059 babies named Jakai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #570 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,059
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,059 babies have been named Jakai since 1994, making it today's #570 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jakai recorded 4,059 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #570 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #2,059 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #570 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,059 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakai ranks #2,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #570 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,059 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #570 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,059
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jakai's 4,059 recorded births place it above 95.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jakai compares
4,059 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Jakai's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,059 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 519 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jakai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jakai's full recorded timeline at 2010, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 519 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jakai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 519
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jakai popularity over time - girls
206 total births recorded since 1997 (Jakai as girls' name)
Jakai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,052 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Jakai's strongest decade.
2,052 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jakai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 728
2000s
728 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,199 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,052 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,052 births (51% of all-time use).
How Jakai 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 Jakai's total volume
Jakai by state
Where Jakai concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 362 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 261 | 6.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 251 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 198 | 4.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 184 | 4.5% |
| #6 | California | | 183 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 167 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 145 | 3.6% |
362 of 4,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Jakai appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Jakais (362 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1994–2025 (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 Jakai 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.