Recorded 2003–2023 Unisex name Peak 2023 49 births

Jhai — boys' name

49 babies named Jhai in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s272020s16

The verdict

49 boys have been named Jhai since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

49
total births
2003–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jhai was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jhai in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhai

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Jhai between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Jhai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jhai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jhai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhai 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 49 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.

Jhai at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

49

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2023

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jhai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 2023202220152014201220112003 6

Jhai popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1998 (Jhai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20161998 5

Jhai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 55% of Jhai's all-time total
2000s62010s272020s16

Jhai by state

Where Jhai concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jhai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 12.2%
Louisiana share of Jhai's total US births 12.2%

6 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhai?
49 babies have been named Jhai since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 11 births.
When was Jhai most popular?
Jhai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Jhai most popular?
The top states for the name Jhai are Louisiana (6 births).
Is Jhai a unisex name?
Yes, Jhai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 49 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Jhai been used?
Jhai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jhai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhalil, Jhase, Jhamir, Jhayden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2023 (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.