Jai

Jai: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “victory”
Origin: Sanskrit
Say it: JYE · 1 syllable
Used for: Both (21% girls, 79% boys since 1880)

From Sanskrit jaya 'victory, triumph'. Jai is widely used in India and also appears as a spelling variant of Jay in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Jai?

202456.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Jai in 2024186

2024 rank#1,307 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18806,392

Jai has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jai

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jayjaybird · English
Kiranray of light · Sanskrit

Jai questions

What does the name Jai mean?

Jai means "victory". It comes from Sanskrit. From Sanskrit jaya 'victory, triumph'. Jai is widely used in India and also appears as a spelling variant of Jay in English-speaking contexts.

Is Jai a boy or girl name?

Jai is used for both: about 21% of US babies named Jai since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jai?

186 US babies were named Jai in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Jai?

Jai is usually pronounced JYE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.