Jai

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Jai first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 380 babies (rank #97 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jai

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jai yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,145

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

380

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jai

Jai Courtneyfilm actor · b. 1986
Jai Hindleysport cyclist · b. 1996

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	45	#109
1998	54	#104
2000	57	#109
2001	182	#71
2002	153	#86
2003	69	#103
2004	166	#83
2005	183	#81
2006	108	#92
2007	109	#96
2008	196	#88
2009	78	#110
2010	74	#106
2014	23	#116
2015	256	#108
2016	380	#97
2017	12	#159