Jakai is an uncommon variant of Jake that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Jakai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #569 for boy births in the United States (and #1,140 across all names), given to 519 babies. Jakai first appears in 1994 and peaked in 2025 (519 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 519 | 519 | — | #569 |
| 2024 | 437 | 437 | #12,696 | #646 |
| 2023 | 363 | 363 | — | #730 |
| 2022 | 320 | 320 | #11,628 | #805 |
| 2021 | 252 | 252 | #12,738 | #925 |
| 2020 | 188 | 188 | #16,108 | #1,085 |
| 2019 | 170 | 170 | #14,523 | #1,179 |
| 2018 | 160 | 160 | #16,658 | #1,211 |
| 2017 | 134 | 134 | #10,259 | #1,410 |
| 2016 | 126 | 126 | #13,477 | #1,453 |
| 2015 | 140 | 140 | #10,431 | #1,348 |
| 2014 | 112 | 112 | #17,609 | #1,509 |
| 2013 | 97 | 97 | #13,752 | #1,672 |
| 2012 | 101 | 101 | #14,101 | #1,642 |
| 2011 | 134 | 134 | #8,371 | #1,389 |
| 2010 | 110 | 110 | #8,438 | #1,630 |
| 2009 | 130 | 130 | #12,934 | #1,398 |
| 2008 | 91 | 91 | #14,442 | #1,779 |
| 2007 | 107 | 107 | #12,018 | #1,600 |
| 2006 | 95 | 95 | #9,536 | #1,705 |
| 2005 | 111 | 111 | #8,066 | #1,492 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | — | #1,920 |
| 2003 | 72 | 72 | #16,757 | #1,791 |
| 2002 | 71 | 71 | #9,092 | #1,877 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | #12,589 | #3,096 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,466 |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | #15,346 | #3,754 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | #15,074 | #4,087 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | #7,982 | #3,207 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,459 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | #8,228 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,281 |