How Many People Are Named Jai?
An estimated 6,255 people in the United States have the first name Jai. It is used for both genders, with 78.8% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Jai peaked in popularity in 2014 with 234 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jai 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 Jai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,255
About 1 in 54,797 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2014
234 births
Total Registered
6,392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jai
Jai is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.8%) and females (21.2%). Out of 6,392 total births registered, 5,037 were male and 1,355 were female.
Jai as a male name
Ranked #1,307 in 2024
149 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (201 births)
Jai as a female name
Ranked #3,988 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (51 births)
Jai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jai span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,933 babies were registered. While Jai is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jai by Decade
How has Jai 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.
Jai by State
Birth registrations for Jai span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 125 Jais were registered per state.
Jai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jai
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jai?
We estimate approximately 6,255 people named Jai 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 54,797 Americans share this first name.
Is Jai a common name?
Jai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jai most popular?
Jai reached peak popularity in 2014, when 234 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jai is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jai a male name?
Jai is predominantly male. 78.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jai Smith, Jai Johnson, Jai 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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