Gender
Origin
- English
- Variant of names like Jason and Jacob.
- Sanskrit
- "Victory," a variant of Jay (not the American version); for boys and girls
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jai
Pronunciation
jai
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #1021, 198 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1459, 122 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #2649, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6116, 19 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | 19 |
| 2024 | 149 | 37 |
| 2023 | 165 | 31 |
| 2022 | 161 | 37 |
| 2021 | 165 | 39 |
| 2020 | 162 | 34 |
| 2019 | 166 | 44 |
| 2018 | 149 | 43 |
| 2017 | 136 | 44 |
| 2016 | 141 | 42 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #277, 160 births); most recent 2025 (rank #823, 39 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #1058, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | – |
| 2024 | 33 | – |
| 2023 | 52 | 3 |
| 2022 | 34 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | – |
| 2020 | 32 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | 3 |
| 2018 | 55 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | – |
| 2016 | 88 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #4853, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #609, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #201, 27 births); most recent 2020 (rank #599, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #191, 11 births); most recent 2021 (rank #433, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #374, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence