How Many People Are Named Jahi?
An estimated 825 people in the United States have the first name Jahi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Jahi peaked in popularity in 2002 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jahi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jahi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
825
About 1 in 415,460 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2002
41 births
Total Registered
843
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jahi
Jahi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 843 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jahi as a male name
Ranked #6,593 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (41 births)
Jahi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jahi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 244 babies were registered. Jahi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jahi by Decade
How has Jahi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jahi by State
Birth registrations for Jahi span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, California. On average, about 20 Jahis were registered per state.
Jahi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jahi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jahi
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jahi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jahi?
We estimate approximately 825 people named Jahi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 415,460 Americans share this first name.
Is Jahi a common name?
Jahi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 843 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jahi most popular?
Jahi reached peak popularity in 2002, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jahi is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jahi a male name?
Jahi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jahi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jahi Smith, Jahi Johnson, Jahi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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