Jakai: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coinage, likely based on Ja- and Kai”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- juh-KYE · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
Likely a modern invented name or blend using the productive Ja- prefix and Kai. Its exact origin is uncertain; associations may vary by family or community usage. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Jakai?
Babies named Jakai in 2024433
2024 rank#648 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,740
Jakai is rising: use over the last five years is 3.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jakai
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
- Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
- Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
- Zaydenmodern rhyming coinage · American (modern coinage)
- Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
- Kairomodern spelling of Cairo · American (modern coinage)
Jakai questions
What does the name Jakai mean?
Jakai means "modern coinage, likely based on Ja- and Kai". It comes from American (modern coinage). Likely a modern invented name or blend using the productive Ja- prefix and Kai. Its exact origin is uncertain; associations may vary by family or community usage.
Is Jakai a boy or girl name?
Jakai is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jakai?
433 US babies were named Jakai in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Jakai?
Jakai is usually pronounced juh-KYE.
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.