Boys' name · since 2007
Jekai
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Jekai, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jekai is the #10278 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 44 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jekai has been recorded 44 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #10278 nationally and more common than 26% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #23,045 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 44 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jekai ranks #23,045 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 44 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #23,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jekai's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jekai compares
44 15th 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
Jekai's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jekai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jekai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jekai's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jekai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jekai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (23 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Jekai's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jekai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (52% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jekai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Jekai 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.