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Jai

Boy

Meaning of Jai: Indian: 'victory'

Jai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1351st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 945th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1351

141 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#945

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,535

First recorded 1957 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 48 babies1982: 35 babies1983: 49 babies1984: 34 babies1985: 40 babies1986: 37 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 40 babies19901991: 47 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 65 babies1995: 98 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 76 babies1998: 130 babies1999: 112 babies2000: 132 babies20002001: 152 babies2002: 171 babies2003: 170 babies2004: 189 babies2005: 181 babies2006: 198 babies2007: 176 babies2008: 182 babies2009: 214 babies2010: 188 babies20102011: 186 babies2012: 175 babies2013: 190 babies2014: 234 babies2015: 195 babies2016: 183 babies2017: 180 babies2018: 192 babies2019: 210 babies2020: 196 babies20202021: 204 babies2022: 198 babies2023: 197 babies2024: 188 babies2025: 141 babies
US babies named Jai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 234.

Gender split

79% boys · 21% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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