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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Jul 2026

JAY

Jai

OriginEnglish
Meaning"bluebird"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Jai as a boy's name

About Jai

Variation of Jay

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,500#4,000#4,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,3913318.5
2015#3,5034525.2
2016#3,6724223.7
2017#3,5054425.5
2018#3,5814325.3
2019#3,5264426.2
2020#4,1083421
2021#3,8313923.8
2022#3,9953722.6
2023#4,5003119.3
2024#3,9883722.8
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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