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Jahkai

Boy

Meaning of Jahkai: American: 'invented name'

Jahkai is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1215th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1215

167 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

848

First recorded 1997 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 23 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 45 babies2023: 60 babies2024: 126 babies2025: 167 babies
US babies named Jahkai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 167.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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