Jai
An Indian name from the Sanskrit jaya, meaning victory. It appears in Hindi exclamations of praise and triumph.
Jai in 2025
Jai was given to 141 babies in the United States in 2025 — 122 boys and 19 girls, making it the 2,815th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 23,513 babies born.
The history of Jai
Jai reached its highest point in 2014, when 234 babies were given the name, ranking 1,984th that year.
Across the 69 years of records since 1957, 6,535 babies have been named Jai. Half of them were born before 2009, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jai by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jai | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17 | 7,835 |
| 1960s | 156 | 2,961 |
| 1970s | 413 | 2,836 |
| 1980s | 401 | 2,698 |
| 1990s | 726 | 2,358 |
| 2000s | 1,765 | 2,065 |
| 2010s | 1,933 | 1,984 |
| 2020s | 1,124 | 2,196 |
Where Jai is heading
Jai has fallen 28% over the past decade, from 195 babies in 2015 to 141 in 2025.
Names like Jai
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jai.