Boy’s name · American English, African American

Jakhi

How to say it: juh-KY · /dʒəˈkaɪ/

Modern American invention, variant of Jakai - rising in Black American naming, no traditional meaning.

Jakhi was the 2,341st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 41 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 46% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,129 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,341for boys in 2025
1 in 80,862US babies
41born in 2025
#3,129projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jakhi
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,341
Babies born in 202541
Share of births1 in 80,862
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−46%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,129

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jakhi is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 32 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jak

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jakhi is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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